Table 4.
Texture analysis of sunflower butter samples. Different letters in columns indicate statistically significant differences (p < 0.05).
| Sunflower Butter Samples | Hardness, N | Stickiness, N | Spreadability, N·S |
|---|---|---|---|
| SunButter creamy | 1.35 ± 0.10 b | 0.35 ± 0.02 d | 7.01 ± 0.99 g |
| Nature’s Promise Organic Sunflower | 0.26 ± 0.12 a | 0.09 ± 0.03 e | 1.06 ± 0.38 h |
| SunButter, no sugar added | 0.19 ± 0.04 a | 0.09 ± 0.02 e | 0.88 ± 0.17 h |
| Wild Friends organic honey sunflower butter | 0.07 ± 0.02 a | 0.02 ± 0.01 e | 0.37 ± 0.09 h |
| Monki creme de tournesol | 20,73 ± 1.60 c | 1,69± 0.26 f | 120.65 ± 9.86 i |
| SunButter natural | 0.12 ± 0.02 a | 0.04 ± 0.01 e | 0.56 ± 0.07 h |
| Once again, sunflower seed butter | 0.34 ± 0.06 a | 0.15 ± 0.03 e | 1.65 ± 0.21 h |
| 88 Acres sunflower | 0.18 ± 0.03 a | 0.05 ± 0.02 e | 0.71 ± 0.11 h |
| Dattelmann sunflower seed butter organic | 0.19 ± 0.01 a | 0.09 ± 0.01 e | 0.84 ± 0.01 h |
| Biona Organic smooth | 0.14 ± 0.01 a | 0.05 ± 0.01 e | 0.60 ± 0.01 h |
| Dastony Sprouted sunflower seed butter | 0.08 ± 0.01 a | 0.02 ± 0.00 e | 0.34 ± 0.02 h |
| N42 | 0.22 ± 0.06 a | 0.08 ± 0.03 e | 0.96 ± 0.22 h |
| N44 | 1.50 ± 0.17 b | 0.33 ± 0.04 d | 6.99 ± 1.41 g |
The categorization of high, medium, or low values is based on relative comparisons among the tested samples.