The non-bonded interactions are primarily described by the Lennard-Jones potentials in the Martini force field. Usually, partial charges are not applied to the beads, in contrast to the atoms used in atomistic simulations. Because of this, the Lennard-Jones interactions in Figure (e) account for a significant proportion of the total potential energy and follow a very similar trend, except for slightly higher values at lower water contents. From the perspective of this interaction type, the system is in an energetically preferable state when water contents are around x water = 0.3 or higher, depending on the SOM type.