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. 2022 May 23;100(8):skac191. doi: 10.1093/jas/skac191

Table 5.

Pearson´s correlation values for texture and aftertaste attributes from baked dog treats scored by the descriptive panel.

Variables Texture Aftertaste
Initial Crispness Hardness Fracturab. Gritty Cohesiv. of Mass Particle (Residuals) Grain Cardboard Starchy Toasted
APR Brown 0.891 0.646 0.718 0.188 -0.064 0.702 -0.137 -0.611 -0.123 0.236
APR Overall Intensity 0.709 0.177 0.626 0.613 -0.499 0.681 0.283 -0.629 0.024 0.486
Grain 0.658 0.070 0.565 0.454 -0.525 0.612 0.065 -0.767 -0.054 0.259
Musty/ Dusty 0.868 0.571 0.753 0.180 -0.115 0.662 -0.170 -0.755 -0.189 0.426
Toasted 0.735 0.594 0.596 0.484 -0.302 0.314 0.138 -0.511 0.115 0.179
FVR Starchy 0.442 0.404 0.576 0.218 -0.187 0.153 0.000 -0.592 -0.214 0.725
Toasted 0.303 -0.167 0.385 0.380 -0.186 0.621 0.297 -0.331 -0.249 0.719
TEX Initial Crispness 1 0.687 0.860 0.450 -0.341 0.786 0.032 -0.713 -0.134 0.166
Hardness 0.687 1 0.680 0.008 -0.093 0.223 -0.251 -0.443 -0.170 -0.048
Fracturability 0.860 0.680 1 0.399 -0.190 0.624 -0.140 -0.776 -0.565 0.220
Gritty 0.450 0.008 0.399 1 -0.082 0.545 0.783 0.000 -0.218 0.123
Cohesiv. of Mass -0.341 -0.093 -0.190 -0.082 1 -0.481 -0.085 0.443 -0.374 0.166
Particle (Residuals) 0.786 0.223 0.624 0.545 -0.481 1 0.305 -0.497 -0.089 0.137
AFT Grain 0.032 -0.251 -0.140 0.783 -0.085 0.305 1 0.472 0.171 0.096
Cardboard -0.713 -0.443 -0.776 0.000 0.443 -0.497 0.472 1 0.254 -0.286
Starchy -0.134 -0.170 -0.565 -0.218 -0.374 -0.089 0.171 0.254 1 -0.081
Toasted 0.166 -0.048 0.220 0.123 0.166 0.137 0.096 -0.286 -0.081 1

Pearson (r-values) in bold are different from 0 (P<0.05). Appearance (APR), aroma (ARM), flavor (FVR), texture (TEX), aftertaste (AFT)