Table 4.

RATA counts according to salt or salt with MSG concentrations for soft tofu stew sauce.

		Sweetness	Saltiness	Sourness	Bitterness	Umami	Nutty Flavor	Garlic	Spring Onion
Refined salt (%)	0.40	23 a 1	93 a	12 a	22 a	79 a	34 a	55 a	50 a
	0.36	20 a	89 a	11 a	27 a	73 a	30 a	53 a	49 a
	0.32	23 a	87 ab	9 a	23 a	78 a	30 a	60 a	44 a
	0.28	30 a	76 b	12 a	18 a	76 a	48 a	53 a	41 a
Refined salt + MSG (%)	0.40	20 ab 1	86 a	7 a	25 a	72 a	34 a	71 a	66 a
	0.28 + 0.01	18 b	66 c	10 a	21 a	68 a	33 a	68 a	68 a
	0.28 + 0.04	23 ab	73 bc	5 a	20 a	74 a	36 a	63 a	65 a
	0.28 + 0.16	30 a	80 ab	9 a	14 a	75 a	42 a	63 a	65 a

¹ Values with different letters in the same column for each case are significantly different according to Cochran’s Q test (p < 0.05).