Table 2.

Loading factors (correlations) between sensory variables and principal component axes and correspondent values between principal component analysis (PCA) scores and unstructured sensory scale.

Variables	Correlation		Rank scaling
	AXIS 1	AXIS 2	Low (3–6 cm)		Moderate (6–9 cm)		Adequate (9–12 cm)		Fair (12–15 cm)
Sensory objective
Fattiness	0.84		−2.2	−0.6	−0.6	1.2	1.2	2.2	>2.2
Chewiness	0.85		−2.2	−0.5	−0.5	0.8	0.8	2.2
Elasticity	0.67		−2.2	−0.9	−0.9	0.9	0.9	2.2
Consistency	−0.93		2.2	0.7	0.7	0.0	0.0	−1.0	−1.0	−2.2
Hardness	−0.93		2.2	1.1	1.1	0.0	0.0	−1.2	−1.2	−2.2
Color		0.92	−2.2	−1.1	−1.1	1.0	1.0	1.8
Sensory hedonic
Chewiness	0.83		−2.4	−1.2	−1.2	0.4	0.4	1.8	1.8	2.2
Consistency	0.70		−2.4	−1.4	−1.4	0.9	0.9	2.2
Elasticity	0.77		−2.4	−1.0	−1.0	0.4	0.4	2.0	2.0	2.2