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. 2023 Jul 25;12(15):2817. doi: 10.3390/foods12152817

Table 3.

Means of sensory attributes of bread fortified with different levels of FFP.

Parameters
General Appearance Crumb Color Crust Color Odor
Group Mean SD p-Value Mean SD p-Value Mean SD p-Value Mean SD p-Value
Bread-0 7.7 a 1.4 <0.001 7.8 a 1.0 <0.001 7.8 a 1.0 <0.001 7.2 a 1.3 <0.001
Bread-5 6.9 b 1.6 7.1 b 1.6 7.0 b 1.5 5.8 b 1.8
Bread-10 5.2 b 1.6 6.1 b 1.4 6.3 bc 1.4 5.2 b 1.9
Bread-15 4.1 c 1.8 5.3 c 1.6 5.5 c 1.6 4.8 b 1.9
Hardness Taste Aftertaste Overall Liking
Group Mean SD p-Value Mean SD p-Value Mean SD p-Value Mean SD p-Value
Bread-0 7.4 a 1.0 <0.001 7.3 a 1.2 <0.001 7.4 a 1.2 <0.001 7.4 a 1.1 <0.001
Bread-5 6.8 b 1.3 6.2 b 1.8 6.2 b 1.8 6.3 b 1.7
Bread-10 6.2 bc 1.4 5.2 c 1.9 5.5 b 2.1 5.5 c 1.6
Bread-15 5.7 c 1.7 4.9 c 2.1 5.3 b 2.0 4.9 c 1.8

Means ± SD. Values in the same column followed by different letters are significantly different (p < 0.001). Scores on the 9-point hedonic scale were 1 = terrible; 2 = very bad; 3 = bad; 4 = just a little bad; 5 = maybe good, maybe bad; 6 = just a little good; 7 = good; 8 = very good; 9 = great. FFP: fermented food product.