Table 3.
Affective sensory analysis of raw almonds as affected by deficit irrigation and tested in two countries of Union Europe (Spain and Romania).
| Color | Size | Almond ID | Sweetness | Bitterness | Astringency | Firmness | Crispiness | Teeth Adhesion | Aftertaste | Overall | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANOVA † | |||||||||||
| Irrigation | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | * | NS |
| Country | *** | * | *** | *** | NS | NS | *** | *** | ** | *** | *** |
| Irrigation × Country | NS | NS | *** | * | NS | NS | ** | *** | ** | *** | *** |
| Tukey Multiple Range Test ‡ | |||||||||||
| Irrigation | |||||||||||
| T1 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 6.5 ab | 6.6 |
| T2 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 6.2 b | 6.5 |
| T3 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 6.6 ab | 6.9 |
| T4 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 6.8 a | 7.0 |
| Country | |||||||||||
| Spain | 6.8 b | 6.9 b | 6.3 b | 6.3 b | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.3 b | 6.4 b | 6.1 b | 6.0 b | 6.3 b |
| Romania | 7.2 a | 7.3 a | 7.1 a | 6.9 a | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.9 a | 7.3 a | 6.6 a | 6.7 a | 7.0 a |
| Irrigation × Country | |||||||||||
| Spain | |||||||||||
| T1 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 6.2 b | 6.2 c | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.2 ab | 6.3 d | 6.2 ab | 6.1 bc | 6.2 bc |
| T2 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.1 b | 6.2 c | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.0 b | 6.3 cd | 5.9 b | 5.6 c | 6.0 c |
| T3 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 6.4 ab | 6.4 b | 6.4 | 6.8 | 6.5 ab | 6.6 abcd | 6.2 ab | 6.2 abc | 6.5 abc |
| T4 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.5 ab | 6.3 bc | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.4 ab | 6.4 bcd | 6.3 ab | 6.3 abc | 6.4 bc |
| Romania | |||||||||||
| T1 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.0 ab | 6.8 ab | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.9 ab | 7.3 ab | 6.4 ab | 6.7 ab | 6.8 abc |
| T2 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.1 a | 6.7 ab | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.7 ab | 7.2 abc | 6.4 ab | 6.4 abc | 6.8 abc |
| T3 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.2 a | 6.8 ab | 6.5 | 6.5 | 7.1 a | 7.4 a | 6.7 ab | 6.8 ab | 7.0 ab |
| T4 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.3 a | 7.0 a | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.9 ab | 7.4 a | 6.9 a | 7.1 a | 7.3 a |
† NS = not significant at p < 0.05; *, **, and *** significant at p < 0.05, 0.01, and 0.001, respectively. ‡ Values (mean of 100 consumers) followed by the same letter, within the same column, were not significantly different (p < 0.05), according to Tukey’s least significant difference test.