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. 2018 Jan 30;6(3):532–540. doi: 10.1002/fsn3.590

Table 4.

Hedonic scores for the sensory attributes of biscuits produced from flour blends of unripe cooking banana, pigeon pea, and sweet potato

UBF:PPF:SPF blend ratio Symmetry (shape) Color Aroma Mouthfeel Sweetness Hardness Crunchiness Overall acceptability
10:80:10 6.63bcd 6.82d 6.14bc 5.80a 6.06ab 5.80a 5.39a 6.41bc
45:45:10 6.24bc 6.32bcd 6.16bc 6.68bcd 6.32bc 6.32abc 6.24bc 6.52bc
10:10:80 6.96cd 6.68cd 6.44cd 6.24abc 5.92ab 6.44abc 6.56cd 6.52bc
21.67:56.67:21.67 5.28a 4.76a 5.32a 5.68a 5.40a 5.92ab 6.48cd 5.76a
45:10:45 6.48bcd 5.88b 6.44cd 6.08abc 6.20abc 6.64cd 6.68cd 6.68bc
10:45:45 6.44bcd 6.48bcd 5.92abc 6.08abc 6.00ab 5.80a 5.64ab 6.20ab
10:10:80 6.96cd 6.72cd 6.46cd 6.26abcd 5.90ab 6.46abc 6.56cd 6.52bc
33.33:33.33:33.33 6.60bcd 6.40bcd 6.52cd 6.40abcd 5.96ab 5.84a 6.20bc 6.48bc
56.67:21.67:21.67 6.12b 6.00bc 5.64ab 5.88ab 5.52ab 5.92ab 6.32bc 6.24ab
10:80:10 6.70bcd 6.88d 6.16bc 5.81a 6.08ab 5.86a 5.50a 6.52bc
80:10:10 6.38bcd 6.32bcd 6.22bc 6.14abc 5.94ab 6.32abc 6.52cd 6.58bc
45:10:45 6.48bcd 5.88b 6.44cd 6.08abc 6.20abc 6.64cd 6.68cd 6.68bc
21.67:21.67:56.67 7.08d 6.56bcd 6.48cd 6.72cd 6.92cd 6.56abc 6.72cd 7.04c
80:10:10 6.38bcd 6.32bcd 6.18bc 6.16abc 5.96ab 6.28abc 6.50cd 6.58bc

Mean values with different superscripts within a column are significantly different (p < .05); UBF, unripe cooking banana flour; PPF, pigeon pea flour; SPF, sweet potato flour.