Table 5.

Sensory characteristics of the Lemna minor and green pea products

(Mean values with their standard errors; n 12)

	L. minor		Green peas
	Mean	sem	Mean	sem	P*
Green colour	7·92	0·43	8·17	0·27	0·60
Intensity of smell	5·00	0·70	4·50	0·53	0·59
Pleasantness of taste	3·33	0·53	7·33	0·28	<0·001
Thickness	8·25	0·51	7·17	0·34	0·16
Bitterness	3·83	0·59	1·92	0·23	0·003

^*By t test.