. 2020 Nov 27;9(12):1754. doi: 10.3390/foods9121754

Table 6.

Sensory analysis of meat analogues. P_DF_O_P: dry-fractionated pea protein and oat protein; P_Is_O_P: pea protein isolates and oat protein; P_DF_P_Is_O_P: dry-fractionated pea protein, pea protein isolate, and oat protein; S_Is_O_P: soy isolates and oat protein.

	Attribute	P_DF_O_P	P_Is_O_P	P_Is_P_DF_O_P	S_Is_O_P
Appearance	Color	1.29 ± 0.91 ^d	8.00 ± 0.96 ^b	6.00 ± 0.78 ^c	9.14 ± 0.77 ^a
Appearance	Fibrousness	5.79 ± 0.97 ^a	5.86 ± 0.95 ^a	6.64 ± 0.93 ^a	3.79 ± 0.97 ^b
Odor	Overall intensity *	8.07 ± 0.83 ^a	5.64 ± 0.93 ^b	5.29 ± 0.91 ^b	4.29 ± 0.47 ^c
	Meat-like **	3.50 ± 0.85 ^a	1.29 ± 0.91 ^b	1.07 ± 0.92 ^b	0.00 ± 0.00 ^c
	Cereals	6.64 ± 0.84 ^a	5.21 ± 0.97 ^b	5.14 ± 0.77 ^bc	4.29 ± 0.99 ^c
	Legumes	1.36 ± 1.74 ^a	0.43 ± 0.76 ^ab	0.64 ± 0.84 ^ab	0.00 ± 0.00 ^b
	Sweetness	4.71 ± 0.91 ^a	2.79 ± 0.97 ^b	2.79 ± 0.80 ^b	2.71 ± 0.99 ^b
	Off-odor intensity	0.00 ± 0.00	0.00 ± 0.00	0.00 ± 0.00	0.00 ± 0.00
Taste	Overall intensity *	5.71 ± 0.83 ^a	3.64 ± 0.93 ^bc	3.86 ± 0.95 ^b	2.86 ± 0.86 ^c
	Cereals	4.86 ± 0.95 ^a	3.29 ± 0.91 ^b	3.21 ± 0.80 ^b	2.86 ± 1.03 ^b
	Legumes	1.57 ± 1.50 ^a	1.00 ± 1.18 ^ab	1.07 ± 1.14 ^ab	0.00 ± 0.00 ^b
	Saltiness	1.71 ± 0.83 ^a	1.29 ± 0.73 ^a	1.43 ± 0.76 ^a	1.14 ± 0.86 ^a
	Sweetness	1.64 ± 0.84 ^a	1.14 ± 0.36 ^a	1.50 ± 0.94 ^a	0.93 ± 0.73 ^a
	Umami	1.14 ± 0.86 ^a	0.00 ± 0.00 ^b	0.00 ± 0.00 ^b	0.00 ± 0.00 ^b
	Bitterness	2.64 ± 0.84 ^a	1.79 ± 0.80 ^b	1.71 ± 0.47 ^b	1.29 ± 0.47 ^b
	Astringent	1.36 ± 0.63 ^a	1.14 ± 0.86 ^a	1.00 ± 0.78 ^a	1.21 ± 0.43 ^a
	Off-taste intensity	0.00 ± 0.00 ^b	0.00 ± 0.00 ^b	0.00 ± 0.00 ^b	1.57 ± 0.76 ^a
	Aftertaste intensity	3.93 ± 0.73 ^a	2.43 ± 1.02 ^b	2.43 ± 0.94 ^b	2.64 ± 0.93 ^b
Texture	Springiness	4.64 ± 1.01 ^b	5.93 ± 0.92 ^a	3.86 ± 0.95 ^b	6.29 ± 0.99 ^a
	Hardness	4.93 ± 0.92 ^b	7.93 ± 1.00 ^a	5.71 ± 0.91 ^b	8.00 ± 0.88 ^a
	Cohesiveness	6.64 ± 0.84 ^a	7.07 ± 0.92 ^a	6.64 ± 0.93 ^a	7.00 ± 1.04 ^a
	Chewiness	4.71 ± 0.99 ^c	8.29 ± 0.91 ^a	6.21 ± 0.89 ^b	8.00 ± 0.88 ^a
	Moisture	8.79 ± 0.80 ^a	6.21 ± 0.80 ^b	7.93 ± 0.92 ^a	6.57 ± 0.94 ^b
	Graininess	0.00 ± 0.00 ^a	0.71 ± 0.91 ^a	0.43 ± 0.76 ^a	0.64 ± 1.01 ^a

Different letters in the same row mean significant differences at p < 0.05. * Overall intensity represents the intensity of the whole odor profile regardless of the type of the odor. ** Finding similar nuances either to pork or chicken means already that the sample has meat-like odor.