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. 2013 Nov 27;52(4):2288–2295. doi: 10.1007/s13197-013-1218-1

Table 6.

Effect of salt substitution and pea hull flour on the sensory characteristics of low fat chicken nuggets

Parameters Control Treat I Treat II Treat III Treat IV
Appearance 7.37 ± 0.05a 7.27 ± 0.05ab 7.20 ± 0.04b 7.00 ± 0.05c 6.82 ± 0.07d
Flavour 7.15 ± 0.05a 7.12 ± 0.05a 7.00 ± 0.06ab 6.87 ± 0.07bc 6.73 ± 0.07c
Texture 7.30 ± 0.04a 7.22 ± 0.04a 7.02 ± 0.06b 6.80 ± 0.08c 6.63 ± 0.10c
Saltiness 7.07 ± 0.07 7.03 ± 0.02 7.08 ± 0.06 7.05 ± 0.05 6.95 ± 0.06
Juiciness 7.22 ± 0.05a 7.18 ± 0.04a 6.97 ± 0.07b 6.72 ± 0.08c 6.47 ± 0.10d
Overall acceptability 7.20 ± 0.05a 7.18 ± 0.04a 7.02 ± 0.07a 6.82 ± 0.07b 6.58 ± 0.09c

Control: low fat chicken nuggets; Treat I: low fat low salt chicken nuggets; Treat II: low fat low salt chicken nuggets with 8 % PHF; Treat III: low fat low salt chicken nuggets with 10 % PHF; Treat IV: low fat low salt chicken nuggets with 12 % PHF

n = 30

Mean values with different superscript letters in the same row differ significantly (P < 0.05)