TABLE 6.
Sensory evaluation of smoking quality of flue-cured tobacco with different salicylic acid concentrations.
| Treatment | Aroma note (10) | Aroma quality (15) | Aroma volume (15) | Concentration (10) | Mixed gas (10) | Irritancy (15) | Strength (5) | Cleanliness (10) | Moisture (5) | Taste (5) | Total score (100) |
| Control | 6 | 12 | 11.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 13.5 | 3.5 | 6 | 3 | 3.5 | 72B |
| SA-1 | 8.5 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 6.5 | 13 | 4 | 8.5 | 4.5 | 4 | 84A |
| SA-2 | 8.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 14.5 | 4.5 | 8.5 | 4 | 4.5 | 87.5A |
Different capital letters indicate significant differences between treatments at the same stage (P < 0.05). Values represent the averages of three biological replicates.