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. 2019 Jul 8;56(9):4323–4332. doi: 10.1007/s13197-019-03901-8

Table 2.

Sensory characteristics of dark chocolate bar with addition of cinnamon bark oleoresin microcapsule

Sample Colour Appearance (glossiness) Aroma Taste Hardness Melting capability Overall
F1 4.37a ± 0.76 4.37a ± 0.62 4.23a ± 0.87 4.37a ± 0.81 4.27a ± 0.87 4.27a ± 0.78 4.40a ± 0.67
F2 4.33a ± 0.80 4.30a ± 0.84 4.17a ± 0.95 4.40a ± 0.77 4.10a ± 0.76 4.03a ± 0.96 4.27a ± 0.83
F3 4.33a ± 0.81 4.23a ± 0.86 4.33a ± 0.84 4.23a ± 0.77 4.33a ± 0.61 4.13a ± 0.83 4.47a ± 0.94

Cinnamon bark oleoresin microcapsule addition F1 = 4%, F2 = 6%, F3 = 8%

Scale 1 = dislike, 2 = rather dislike, 3 = neither like or dislike, 4 = rather like, 5 = like

Within column, mean values marked by different superscript small letters are differ significantly (α = 0.05)