Palmitoylethanolamide gels edible oils

•Palmitoylethanolamide (PEA), an endogenous molecule, gels edible oils at conc. of 1 wt%•The corresponding gels have elastic moduli sufficiently high to texture lipid phases.•In the gel state, PEA forms solid lamellar particles connected into a 3D network.•The c-T PEA/rapeseed oil phase diagram was mapped.•The sol-to-gel transitions and the melting of the solid particles are distinct.