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. 2021 Aug 22;10(8):1950. doi: 10.3390/foods10081950

Table 8.

The Penalty analysis and JAR variables (after tasting) for Jasmine brown and Jasmine white rice.

Rice Variable Correlation Coefficient a Level Selection% b Mean c Mean Drop d Penalty e
Jasmine Brown Flavour 0.02 Too low 25.90 5.83 0.62
JAR 53.96 6.45 0.72 **
Too high 20.14 5.61 0.85
Fluffiness 0.27 Too low 30.22 5.17 1.45
JAR 56.83 6.62 1.15 *
Too much 12.95 6.17 0.45
Hardness −0.26 Not hard enough 8.63 5.25 1.59
JAR 54.68 6.84 1.59 *
Too hard 36.69 5.26 1.59
Chewiness −0.20 Too low 8.63 5.67 1.06
JAR 46.76 6.73 1.13 *
Too much 44.60 5.58 1.14
Jasmine White Flavour 0.20 Too low 30.22 6.69 0.42
JAR 52.52 7.11 0.23
Too high 17.27 7.21 −0.10
Fluffiness 0.25 Too low 21.58 6.13 1.04
JAR 58.99 7.17 0.42
Too much 19.42 7.44 −0.27
Hardness 0.27 Not hard enough 24.46 6.00 1.37
JAR 69.06 7.37 1.18 *
Too hard 6.47 6.89 0.48
Chewiness −0.03 Too low 18.71 6.81 0.34
JAR 58.99 7.15 0.36
Too much 22.30 6.77 0.37

a The impact of JAR variables for Jasmine brown and white rice on the overall liking (Spearman’s correlation coefficient with a significance level α = 0.05). The correlation coefficients (between JAR attributes and overall liking) show how much JAR attributes have impacted (“low” or “high”) on overall liking for rice samples. When the correlation is positive, the “too little” has a bigger impact than the “too much”, and vice-versa for the negative correlations. If correlation is “0” for a JAR attribute, then that attribute would have a strong impact on overall liking [35]. b Selection % is the percentage of consumers who rate the rice as too low, JAR, or too high on a given attribute. c Mean is the mean overall liking (9-point hedonic scale) of consumers who rated a given attribute as too low, JAR, or too high. d Mean drop is the decrease in liking compared to the mean liking of those who rated the attribute as JAR. e Penalty is a weighted difference between means (mean liking of JAR category minus the mean of liking for other two levels (too low and too high) taken together). * p ≤ 0.001, ** p ≤ 0.05.