Table 1.
Comparison of the consumer acceptability scores of probiotic kwete produced by L. rhamnosus yoba 2012 and S. thermophilus C106 with a commercial brand on a 9-point hedonic scale: 9 = like extremely, 8 = like very much, 7 = like moderately, 6 = like slightly, 5 = neither like nor dislike, 4 = dislike slightly, 3 = dislike moderately, 2 = dislike very much, 1 = dislike extremely. Values are means and standard deviations (n = 62 respondents).
| Sample | Acceptability Scores | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearance | Color | Aroma | Taste | Overall | ||
| kwete | Probiotic | 6.2 ± 1.1 | 6.6 ± 1.9 | 6.7 ± 0.8 | 6.8 ± 1.4 | 6.4 ± 1.7 |
| Commercial brand | 6.8 ± 2.2 | 6.1 ± 1.2 | 6.3 ± 2.1 | 6.5 ± 1.6 | 6.5 ± 2.0 | |
| p-value | >0.05 | >0.05 | >0.05 | <0.05 | >0.05 | |