Table 2. Sensory results per judge and descriptor in Step 1 (4 sessions).

Descriptor	Coefficients							Statistics
	Judge 1	Judge 2	Judge 3	Judge 4	Judge 5	Judge 6	Judge 7	Judge 8	p-value	Mean panel ± SD
Brightness	5.75±0.50	5.75±0.50	6.50±0.58	6.00±0.00	5.50±0.58	5.75±0.50	5.75±0.50	5.75±0.50	0.545	5.84±0.51
Elasticity	1.75±0.50	2.25±0.50	3.00±0.82	2.25±0.50	3.00±0.82	2.50±0.58	2.50±0.58	2.50±1.00	0.082	2.47±0.72
Compactness	5.00±0.82	5.00±0.00	5.25±0.50	5.50±0.58	6.00±0.82	5.25±0.50	5.25±0.50	5.75±0.50	0.102	5.38±0.61
Characteristic odour	0.25±0.50	0.00±0.00	0.50±1.00	0.50±1.00	0.50±1.00	1.50±0.58	2.50±1.29	0.00±0.00	0.4707	0.72±1.08
Firmness	2.00±0.00	1.50±0.58	1.63±0.48	2.00±0.00	2.00±0.82	1.75±0.50	2.00±0.00	1.38±0.95	0.582	1.78±0.54
Cohesiveness	6.00±2.94	5.75±1.50	7.25±1.50	4.00±2.45	7.00±1.41	6.00±2.45	5.75±2.87	7.50±1.29	0.008 **	6.16±2.17
Juiciness	2.50±1.73	3.25±1.71	2.75±1.50	2.25±1.89	4.25±2.87	4.25±2.87	3.25±2.06	3.25±2.06	0.001 **	3.22±2.01
Chewiness	3.00±1.41	3.00±0.00	2.88±0.63	3.13±0.48	3.00±0.00	4.00±0.00	3.00±0.82	2.75±0.50	0.334	3.09±0.69
Adherence	2.25±0.50	2.75±0.96	2.00±0.00	2.50±0.58	2.75±0.50	2.50±1.00	2.00±0.00	2.00±0.00	0.083	2.34±0.60
Graininess	1.25±0.50	0.25±0.50	1.50±0.58	1.25±0.50	1.75±0.50	1.00±0.00	1.67±0.58	2.00±0.82	0.795	1.32±0.70
Pastiness	5.75±0.50	5.50±0.58	6.25±0.50	7.00±0.82	6.50±0.58	6.50±0.58	6.25±0.50	7.00±0.82	0.244	6.34±0.75
Fat perception	2.50±0.58	2.00±0.00	2.63±0.48	2.25±0.50	2.13±0.25	3.00±0.00	2.50±0.58	2.50±0.58	0.1939	2.44±0.49
Taste	2.50±1.29	3.25±2.75	1.50±1.91	2.25±1.26	0.75±1.50	2.25±1.26	3.50±1.00	1.50±1.91	0.020 *	2.19±1.73
Aftertaste	1.75±0.50	1.50±0.58	1.00±0.82	0.75±0.50	1.00±0.00	0.75±0.50	1.00±0.00	0.75±0.50	1	1.06±0.56

Significance codes for p-value: **, (0.001 < p-value < 0.01); *, (0.01 < p-value < 0.05), (0.05 < p-value < 1).