Table 5.
Sensory profile of dried hemp flowers.
| Aroma Description | Drying Method | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CD 50 °C | CD 60 °C | CD 70 °C | VMD 240 W | VMD 360 W | VMD 480 W | CPD-VMFD | |
| Hemp ID | 3.0 c,† | 2.0 c,d | 1.0 d | 7.0 a | 2.0 c,d | 2.5 c,d | 3.0 c |
| Fresh vegetable | 4.5 c | 3.5 c | 1.0 d,e | 7.5 a | 2.0 d | 4.0 c | 3.5 c |
| Citrus | 3.5 b,c | 2.0 d | 1.0 e | 5.5 a | 2.0 d | 3.0 c | 2.5 c,d |
| Balsamic (rosemary) | 2.5 c | 2.0 c,d | 1.5 d,e | 5.5 a | 1.5 d,e | 2.5 c | 2.0 c,d |
| Spicy (black pepper) | 2.0 b,c | 1.5 c,d | 1.0 d | 3.5 a | 1.5 c,d | 1.5 c | 1.5 c,d |
| Anise | 2.5 b | 2.5 b | 1.5 c | 4.5 a | 1.5 c | 2.0 b,c | 1.0 c,d |
| Cooked | 0 c | 0 c | 0 c | 0 c | 0 c | 0 c | 0.5 b |
| Hay-woody | 1.0 c | 2.5 b | 2.5 b | 1.0 c | 3.0 b | 2.0 b,c | 2.0 b,c |
| Camomile | 1.0 c | 2.5 a,b | 2.5 a,b | 1.0 c | 2.5 a,b | 2.0 b | 2.0 b |
| Earthy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Burnt | 0 b | 0 b | 0 b | 0 b | 0 b | 0 b | 0 b |
† Mean values followed by the same letter within the same row were not significantly different (p > 0.05) according to the HSD Tukey’s least significance difference test.