. 2022 Apr 26;10(9):3128–3142. doi: 10.1002/fsn3.2912

TABLE 4.

Consumer's acceptability test scores of fermented African nightshade (ANS) relish products

Formulation		Color	Texture	Appearance	Taste	Odor	Flavor	Saltiness	Sourness	Bitterness	Spiciness	Overall acceptability
SsCFR	Min	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
SsCFR	Max	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
	Mean	7.84^a	7.86^a	7.88^a	7.90^a	7.90^a	7.90^a	7.90^a	7.94^a	7.81^a	7.94^a	7.96^a
	SD	0.996	0.84	0.84	0.83	0.796	0.78	0.91	0.87	0.97	0.81	0.783
SvCFR	Min	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1
SvCFR	Max	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
	Mean	7.59^b	7.69^b	7.71^b	7.73^b	7.76^b	7.76^b	7.67^b	7.66^b	7.60 ^a	7.76^b	7.79^b
	SD	1.37	1.37	1.04	1.05	0.977	1.00	1.10	1.23	1.32	1.00	0.981
SsSFR	Min	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
SsSFR	Max	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
	Mean	7.75^ab	7.79^ab	7.80^ab	7.80^ab	7.80^ab	7.81^ab	7.73^bc	7.71^bc	7.77 ^a	7.81^ab	7.82^b
	SD	1.03	0.93	0.88	0.94	0.914	0.91	1.07	1.1	0.86	0.91	0.931
SvSFR	Min	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2
SvSFR	Max	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
	Mean	7.71^ab	7.77^ab	7.78^ab	7.76^cb	7.78^ab	7.78^ab	7.73^bd	7.67^bd	7.73 ^a	7.78^b	7.81^b
		1.22	0.95	0.97	1.05	0.94	0.96	1.07	1.25	1.06	0.96	0.95
Overall acceptability of each parameter	Mean	7.72	7.78	7.79	7.80	7.81	7.81	7.76	7.75	7.73	7.82
	SD	1.15	1.02	0.93	0.97	0.91	0.91	1.04	1.11	1.05	0.92

Means with different superscript letters within a column are significantly different p < .05, n = 370).

1 = dislike extremely, 5 = neither like nor dislike, 9 = like extremely; SsCFR, S. scabrum controlled fermented relish; SvCFR, S. villosum controlled fermented relish; SsSFR, S. scabrum spontaneous fermented relish; SvSFR, S. villosum spontaneous fermented relish.