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. 2020 Jan 21;6(1):e03278. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e03278

Table 3.

Sensory properties of spinach powder supplemented UF-soft cheese fresh and during cold storage for 4 weeks.

Storage (weeks) Character assessed Control T1 T2 T3 T4
Fresh O.A(20) 19.16Aa 19.15Aa 19.13Aa 18.34Ba 18.00Ca
B&T(40) 38.22Aa 38.19Ba 37.43Ca 37.25Da 36.33Ea
A&F(40) 39.10Aa 39.00Ba 39.00Ba 38.22Ca 38.18Da
Total(100) 96.48Aa 96.34Ba 95.56Ca 94.81Da 92.51Ea
1 Week O.A(20) 19.10Ab 19.00Bb 18.53Cb 18.22Db 17.78Eb
B&T(40) 38.12Ab 38.00Bb 37.44Ca 36.43Db 35.24Eb
A&F(40) 38.16Ab 38.10Bb 37.38Cc 37.12Db 36.54Eb
Total(100) 95.28Ab 95.10Bb 93.35Cb 91.77Db 89.56Eb
2 weeks O.A(20) 18.74Ac 18.65Bc 18.36Cc 17.43Dc 16.62Ec
B&T(40) 37.33Ac 36.93Bc 36.57Cb 35.77Dc 34.76Ec
A&F(40) 38.00Ac 37.64Bc 37.54Cb 36.65Dc 35.85Ec
Total(100) 94.07Ac 93.22Bc 92.40Cc 89.85Dc 87.07Ec
3 weeks O.A(20) 18.12Ad 18.00Bd 17.65Cd 16.82Dd 15.70Ed
B&T(40) 36.86Ad 36.61Bd 35.50Cc 34.23Dd 33.93Ed
A&F(40) 37.14Ad 36.82Be 35.14Cd 34.52Dd 34.00Ed
Total(100) 92.12Ad 91.43Bd 88.29Cd 85.57Dd 83.63Ed
4 weeks O.A(20) 17.88Ae 17.68Be 16.81Ce 15.20De 14.34Ee
B&T(40) 35.91Ae 35.82Be 34.70Cd 34.12De 33.63Ee
A&F(40) 37.00Ae 36.72Bd 34.85Ce 34.33De 33.12Ee
Total(100) 90.79Ae 90.22Be 86.36Ce 83.65De 81.09Ee

Means in the same column and upper case superscript (effect of treatment). Means in the same row and lower case (effect of storage) are not significantly different (P > 0.05).

O.A: Outer appearance (20), B&T: Body& Texture (40), A&F: Aroma &Flavor (40).