Table 6.
Consumer clusters according to overall liking.
| Sample# | Cluster 1 (n = 19) | Cluster 2 (n = 17) | Cluster 3 (n = 15) | Cluster 4 (n = 21) | Cluster 5 (n = 10) | Cluster 6 (n = 18) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 3.7 d * | 7.8 a | 4.8 c | 6.0 b | 7.3 a | 2.8 d |
| B | 6.8 a | 5.6 bc | 3.6 d | 6.3 ab | 6.6 ab | 5.2 c |
| C | 7.7 ab | 7.8 ab | 7.0 bc | 6.3 c | 8.1 a | 4.4 d |
| D | 6.2 a | 4.0 c | 5.9 ab | 6.5 a | 4.5 bc | 3.3 c |
| E | 6.2 ab | 5.3 bc | 4.1 d | 6.9 a | 4.5 cd | 6.7 a |
| F | 3.7 cd | 3.2 d | 5.3 b | 6.6 a | 3.0 d | 4.6 bc |
| G | 3.8 b | 4.6 b | 4.7 b | 6.5 a | 1.4 c | 6.2 a |
| H | 5.8 a | 5.5 ab | 4.3 b | 5.8 a | 2.5 c | 4.8 ab |
* Different letter within a row indicates a significant difference among the clusters (P < 0.05).