TABLE 4.
Sensory scores of “Piel de Sapo” melon juice plain and supplemented with EC (2,500 µg/ml) at the onset of the addition and after 10 days of storage at 4 ºC
| Parameter name | MJ | ECSMJ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 10 days | 0 | 10 days | |
| Appearance | 4.33 | 4.33 | 4.33 | 4.33 |
| Color | 4.16 | 4.16 | 4.16 | 4.16 |
| Flavor | 4.16 | 4.16 | 4.16 | 4.16 |
| Melon taste | 4.33 | 4.33 | 4.33 | 4.33 |
| Cucumber taste | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Fiery | 0 | 0 | 3.66 | 3.66 |
| General acceptability | 3.33 | 3.33 | 3.00 | 3.00 |
1 = extremely dislike, 2 = dislike, 3 = neither like nor dislike, 4 = like; 5 = extremely like. Values are means of two independent determinations by duplicate.
Abbreviations: ECSMJ, plain melon supplemented with EC; MJ, plain melon juice.