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. 2019 Mar 25;9(3):115. doi: 10.3390/ani9030115

Table 12.

Effect of the dietary inclusion of 0% (Control), 10% (BSF10) and 15% (BSF15) defatted BSF larvae meal on yolk and albumen off-flavors perception (% on total tested samples).

Sensory Attributes Experimental Groups Significance χ2
Control BSF10 BSF15
N. samples 60 60 60
Yolk:
Bitterness 2.78 2.78 8.33 ns 2.11
Sourness 0.00 2.78 0.00 ns 4.04
Metallic 0.00 2.78 5..55 ns 2.88
Poultry 16.7 11.1 8.33 ns 1.97
Grass 5.55 0.00 5.55 ns 3.10
Feed 5.55b 13.9ab 19.4a <0.05 6.08
Fish 2.78 8.33 2.78 ns 2.11
Rancid 2.78 0.00 0.00 ns 4.04
Albumen:
Bitterness 0.00 2.78 0.00 ns 4.04
Metallic 13.9 13.9 11.1 ns 0.10
Poultry 2.78 5.55 2.78 ns 0.30
Feed 2.78 8.33 0.00 ns 5.65

a-b Means in the same row with different superscript letters differ for p < 0.05.