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. 2014 Mar 24;2014:304120. doi: 10.1155/2014/304120

Table 2.

Organoleptic evaluation of food products developed by incorporation of Catharanthus roseus fresh leaves.

Food products g/serving Appearance Color Texture After taste Overall acceptability
Fure Standard 8.2 ± 0.08 8.5 ± 0.61 8.5 ± 0.56 8.3 ± 0.03 8.25 ± 0.52
3 g 8.6 ± 0.82 8.06 ± 1.25 8.4 ± 0.61 8.2 ± 0.09 8.3 ± 0.87
4 g 8.6 ± 0.89 8.7 ± 0.56 8.4 ± 1.06 8.4 ± 0.76 8.4 ± 0.06
6 g 8.7 ± 0.05 8.8 ± 0.59 8.5 ± 0.56 8.5 ± 0.53 8.63 ± 0.82

Rasam Standard 7.2 ± 0.06 8.1 ± 0.71 7.52 ± 0.67 8.3 ± 0.06 8.2 ± 0.56
3 g 7.2 ± 0.08 7.4 ± 0.93 7.2 ± 1.10 7.5 ± 0.89 7.0 ± 1.23
4 g 7.8 ± 0.32 7.0 ± 0.04 6.1 ± 0.58 6.3 ± 0.79 6.7 ± 0.15
6 g 7.0 ± 0.85 7.1 ± 0.88 5.42 ± 1.23 5.6 ± 0.40 6.02 ± 0.04

Stuffed idli Standard 8.0 ± 0.54 7.5 ± 0.02 7.5 ± 0.08 8.5 ± 0.79 8.0 ± 0.63
3 g 7.6 ± 0.80 7.9 ± 0.56 7.49 ± 1.61 7.21 ± 0.43 7.3 ± 0.32
4 g 7.20 ± 0.34 7.7 ± 0.12 7.4 ± 0.06 6.4 ± 0.11 7.4 ± 0.06
6 g 6.69 ± 0.84 6.7 ± 0.65 6.5 ± 1.23 6.5 ± 0.49 6.62 ± 0.98

Palak methi muthia Standard 8.0 ± 0.23 7.1 ± 0.99 8.1 ± 0.72 7.9 ± 0.88 8.05 ± 0.66
3 g 7.8 ± 0.04 6.43 ± 0.99 7.3 ± 1.01 6.3 ± 0.61 6.6 ± 0.07
4 g 6.2 ± 0.63 6.0 ± 0.70 6.7 ± 0.85 6.31 ± 0.56 6.1 ± 0.51
6 g 6.06 ± 0.78 6.11 ± 0.44 5.07 ± 0.45 6.6 ± 0.09 6.0 ± 0.74

Methi parantha Standard 8.85 ± 0.80 8.06 ± 0.18 8.50 ± 0.66 7.5 ± 1.23 8.01 ± 0.36
3 g 7.69 ± 0.55 6.61 ± 0.74 6.45 ± 0.17 6.22 ± 0.99 6.36 ± 0.47
4 g 6.09 ± 0.22 6.2 ± 0.50 5.49 ± 0.75 6.24 ± 1.06 6.01 ± 0.89
6 g 5.43 ± 0.68 5.38 ± 0.34 5.5 ± 0.32 5.5 ± 0.53 5.6 ± 0.62

Coriander chutney Standard 8.5 ± 0.54 8.81 ± 0.28 8.15 ± 0.01 8.05 ± 0.54 8.42 ± 0.33
3 g 8.3 ± 0.14 8.24 ± 0.39 8.34 ± 0.09 8.08 ± 0.37 8.1 ± 0.67
4 g 8.09 ± 0.54 7.8 ± 0.04 7.5 ± 0.87 7.27 ± 0.01 7.08 ± 0.69
6 g 8.0 ± 0.87 7.04 ± 0.88 6.98 ± 0.59 6.62 ± 0.37 7.03 ± 0.03

Cucumber soup Standard 7.76 ± 0.54 8.0 ± 0.77 7.5 ± 1.32 8.3 ± 0.98 8.12 ± 0.59
3 g 7.6 ± 0.82 6.07 ± 0.25 7.4 ± 0.36 7.2 ± 0.09 7.15 ± 0.09
4 g 6.87 ± 0.03 6.55 ± 1.87 6.08 ± 0.43 5.29 ± 0.26 6.28 ± 0.37
6 g 6.6 ± 0.54 5.9 ± 0.66 5.05 ± 0.67 5.76 ± 0.67 5.54 ± 0.51

All values are found to be Nonsignificant.