Table 7.
Mean sensory scores of ice lolly samples colored with Monascus purpureus NRRL 1992 pigments.
| Items and score |
Taste (10) |
Color (10) |
Odor (10) |
Texture (10) |
Overall acceptability (10) |
Total score (50) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name of product | ||||||
| Red ice lolly | 9.2 ± 0.30 | 9.9 ± 0.10 | 9.3 ± 0.26 | 9.2 ± 0.10 | 9.5 ± 0.26 | 47.1 ± 0.3 |
| Orange ice lolly | 9.4 ± 0.2 | 8.8 ± 0.36 | 9.7 ± 0.26 | 9.5 ± 0.26 | 9 ± 0.26 | 46.4 ± 0.79 |
| Yellow ice lolly | 9.1 ± 0.46 | 9.6 ± 0.36 | 9.5 ± 0.44 | 9 ± 0.26 | 9.3 ± 5.29 | 46.5 ± 1.08 |