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. 2014 May 23;4(2):254–271. doi: 10.3390/ani4020254

Table 2b.

Descriptive sensory analysis attributes mean values, formulation and processing effects.

Attribute Sample Fresh Meat effect TI effect Proc effect
0B 20B 0LE 20LE 0ME 20ME 0HE 20HE STDEV
Barn. at 2.7 2.5 2.9 2.9 3.1 2.8 2.8 2.7 0.711 NS NS 0.03
Salty at 1.3 1.2 1.7 2.0 1.9 1.6 1.5 1.8 0.827 NS NS 0.004
Bitter at 4.8 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.3 4.5 4.1 4.1 0.896 NS NS 0.04
Vitamin at 0.1 0.4 1.1 0.5 1.0 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.707 NS NS 0.003
Musty at 1.2 1.2 0.8 0.9 0.8 1.2 0.7 0.8 0.992 NS NS 0.005
Ox oil at 2.4 2.2 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.8 0.735 NS NS 0.01
Liver at 0.7 0.9 1.5 1.3 1.5 1.4 1.2 1.5 1.052 NS NS 0.0003
Fish at 0.2 0.4 1.0 0.8 0.9 1.0 0.8 1.0 0.799 NS NS 0.0004
Coh. mass 2.5 3.0 3.6 3.8 3.7 4.9 3.4 4.3 1.552 0.01 NS 0.0003
Fractu-rability 5.3 5.0 6.9 6.8 7.9 8.0 7.7 7.3 2.087 NS 0.048 <0.0001
Hardness 5.1 5.1 8.5 8.3 8.0 8.0 7.9 7.5 1.791 NS 0.001 <0.0001
Powdery 3.7 3.8 2.3 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.1 2.3 1.111 NS NS <0.0001
Crispness 6.0 5.9 9.9 9.8 10.7 10.7 10.7 10.5 2.409 NS 0.04 <0.0001
Mouthcoat 2.9 2.4 2.1 2.2 1.8 2.1 2.0 1.9 0.581 NS NS <0.0001

TI: thermal:mechanical energy ratio; L: Low; M: Medium; H: High; B: baked; E: Extruded; Proc.: processing; Ox. Oil: oxidized oil; Barn: barnyard; at: aftertaste; STDEV: standard deviation.