Table 6.
Means, standard error, and mean comparisons of sensory attributes of thickened liquids (n=48; 12 panelists, 4 sessions)
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| T0a | TU1a | TU2 | TU3 | TU4 | TUC1a | TUC2 | TUC3 | TUC4 | ||
| Sweet | Mean | 11.5z | 9.1xy | 9.2xy | 8.5x | 6.3w | 10.3yz | 9.7yz | 9.6xy | 8.4x |
| SE | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.36 | |
| Bitter | Mean | 7.7yz | 8.6z | 8.5z | 8.7z | 7.9yz | 8.3yz | 7.8yz | 8.3yz | 6.7y |
| SE | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.36 | |
| Strawberry | Mean | 9.0yz | 8.8xyz | 8.1xyz | 8.0xy | 6.3w | 9.5z | 8.4xyz | 8.4xyz | 7.3wx |
| SE | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.32 | |
| Adhesiveness | Mean | 1.1t | 5.0v | 6.7w | 9.8x | 13.2z | 3.2u | 6.6w | 9.3x | 11.8y |
| SE | 0.18 | 0.20 | 0.25 | 0.29 | 0.23 | 0.17 | 0.22 | 0.19 | 0.15 | |
| Chalkiness | Mean | 6.8y | 9.7z | 10.2z | 10.4z | 9.8z | 6.8y | 6.9y | 6.5y | 6.0y |
| SE | 0.34 | 0.28 | 0.32 | 0.26 | 0.31 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.33 | 0.26 | |
| Slipperiness | Mean | 1.5t | 3.3u | 4.5v | 6.3wx | 6.1w | 3.5u | 7.4x | 11.6y | 13.6z |
| SE | 0.11 | 0.17 | 0.22 | 0.31 | 0.15 | 0.20 | 0.25 | 0.29 | 0.17 | |
| Perceived Viscosity | Mean | 0.7t | 4.1v | 6.9w | 10.9x | 13.6z | 2.5u | 6.1w | 10.2x | 12.6y |
| SE | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.21 | |
| Ease of Manipulation | Mean | 0.8s | 3.8u | 6.9w | 11.3y | 14.2z | 2.6t | 5.6v | 9.4x | 11.8y |
| SE | 0.15 | 0.19 | 0.26 | 0.19 | 0.09 | 0.15 | 0.21 | 0.33 | 0.20 | |
T: no thickener added; TUC: Thicken Up Clear (xanthan gum); TU: Thicken Up (cornstarch); 0–4 indicate viscosity level on IDDSI scale
Means in the same row followed by the same superscript are not significantly different according to a Tukey’s multiple range test (P≥0.05)