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. 2017 May 3;5(4):852–864. doi: 10.1002/fsn3.466

Table 6.

Frequency by which consumers used the terms of the CATA question to describe the sausage products tested and their ideal products. Cochran's Q test identifies significant differences between samples

Attribute Sample
p‐value Vegetarian sausage 2 Vegetarian sausage 1 Hybrid 2 Meat sausage Hybrid 1 Ideal
Fibrous texture <.001 49 17 35 5 23 15
Dry texture <.001 23 6 32 0 23 2
Poor mouthfeel −.003 35 26 26 16 15 0
Greasy <.001 6 20 14 62 14 16
Easy to cut <.001 53 75 27 66 53 72
Difficult to cut <.001 11 1 49 10 20 1
Hard <.001 9 0 36 2 15 7
Soft <.001 45 77 29 74 46 60
Moist texture <.001 28 59 19 73 33 75
Coarse appearance <.001 23 11 21 2 13 18
Dry appearance <.001 32 29 30 0 27 9
Visible herbs <.001 76 20 27 0 16 42
Pale color <.001 34 38 18 47 19 2
Meaty color <.001 18 21 51 39 57 78
Fatty appearance <.001 3 13 18 52 14 15
Herby flavor <.001 65 39 35 15 28 40
Peppery flavor −.255 35 43 31 31 35 38
Off‐flavor/unpleasant aftertaste <.001 32 29 10 4 6 0
Meaty flavor <.001 13 21 50 59 55 82
Wheaty flavor −.109 23 29 24 14 23 2