Table 8. Effects of addition of linseed or linseed and marine algae to the diet on sensory evaluation of longissimus dorsi muscle.

Item2	Treatment1
	C	L	L-A	SEM	P-value
Odor	6.14A	5.84A	5.18B	0.13	<0.001
Flavor	5.98A	5.82A	4.94B	0.14	<0.001
Tenderness	5.99	6.11	5.67	0.14	0.075
Juiciness	5.91ab	6.06a	5.56b	0.14	0.034
Overall acceptability	6.07A	5.93A	5.14B	0.13	0.001

^a,bMeans with different lowercase supercripts within a row are different (P < 0.05).

^A,BMeans with different uppercase supercripts within a row are different (P < 0.01).

¹Treatments: C = control; L = 10% linseed; L-A = 5% linseed with 3.89% marine algae.

²Scored using an 8-point hedonic scale: 0 = “dislike very much”; 8 = “like very much”.