Table 2.
Distribution of sensory perception ratings based on Likert scale.
| Sensory factors | Percentage rating | t-test | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very bad | Bad | Okay | Good | Very good | |||
| Appearance | Conventional | 1.5 | 3.5 | 19.3 | 25.4 | 50.3 | −0.345*** |
| Zn biofortified | 1.6 | 3.9 | 14.6 | 27.1 | 52.8 | ||
| Taste | Conventional | 0.0.8 | 1.8 | 19.5 | 25.4 | 52.5 | 0.059 |
| Zn biofortified | 3.5 | 8.6 | 23.4 | 22.5 | 42.0 | ||
| Texture | Conventional | 1.8 | 5.3 | 16.8 | 26.9 | 49.2 | 0.034 |
| Zn biofortified | 2.9 | 6.8 | 25.6 | 24.9 | 39.8 | ||
| Aroma | Conventional | 2.6 | 13.5 | 25.9 | 29.8 | 28.2 | −0.241* |
| Zn biofortified | 8.4 | 11.6 | 21.2 | 24.3 | 34.5 | ||
Indicate significance at <1%, and
indicate significance at 10%.