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. 2022 Jun 20;59(11):4322–4331. doi: 10.1007/s13197-022-05505-1

Table 5.

Effect of storage time on the sensory attributes of different pumpkin jam formulations

Storage day D0 D20
Jam sample / Sensory attributes A B C D E A B C D E
Texture 3.4 ± 1.17a,b, A 3.8 ± 1.03a,A 3.3 ± 1.25a,b,c,A 2.2 ± 1.40c,B 2.3 ± 1.70b,c,A 3.3 ± 1.25a, A 3.50 ± 1.27a,A,B 2.9 ± 1.10a,A,B 3.00 ± 1.70a,A,B 2.3 ± 1.70a,A
Color 4 ± 0.82a, A 2.7 ± 1.49b,B 3.2 ± 1.14a,b,A,B 2.6 ± 1.35b,A 2.5 ± 1.84b,A 3.00 ± 0.94a,b, B 2.40 ± 1.35b,A 2.7 ± 1.25a,b,B 2.7 ± 1.70b,A 3.9 ± 1.45a,A
Aroma 3.2 ± 1.62a,b, A,B 3.6 ± 1.26a,A 3.3 ± 1.70a,b,A 2.8 ± 0.63a,b,A 2.1 ± 1.45b,A 3.40 ± 1.17a, A 2.9 ± 1.20a,b,A 3.4 ± 1.58a,A 3.2 ± 1.14a,b,A 2.1 ± 1.79b,A
Flavour 2.9 ± 1.45a, A,B 3.6 ± 1.43a,A 2.4 ± 1.17a,A,B 3.1 ± 1.29a,A 3 ± 1.76a,A 2.40 ± 0.84a, B 3.2 ± 1.32a,A 2.9 ± 1.20a,A 3.00 ± 1.83a,A 3.5 ± 1.78a,A
Viscosity 3.8 ± 1.14a, A 3.5 ± 1.08a,b,A 3.8 ± 0.63a,A 2.6 ± 1.71b,A,B 1.3 ± 0.48b,A 3.7 ± 1.49a, A 3.14 ± 0.99a,A,B 3.1 ± 1.45a,A,B 3.5 ± 1.35a,A 1.6 ± 0.97b,A
Overall acceptability 3.4 ± 1.43a, A,B 3.3 ± 1.34a,b,A 3.5 ± 1.43a,A 2.7 ± 1.42a,b,A,B 2.1 ± 1.29b,A 2.7 ± 1.06a,b,B 2.7 ± 0.82a,b,A 3.7 ± 1.64a,A 3.8 ± 1.55a,A 2.1 ± 1.37b,A
Storage day D40 D60
Jam sample / Sensory attributes A B C D E A B C D E
Texture 3.8 ± 1.48a,b, A 2.6 ± 1.07b,B 3.2 ± 1.40a,b,A 4.2 ± 0.79a,A 2.6 ± 1.84b,A 3 ± 1.56a, A 3.3 ± 1.06a,A,B 2.1 ± 0.99a,B 2.8 ± 1.40a,B 2.1 ± 1.60a,A
Color 3.3 ± 1.25a,b, A,B 3.9 ± 0.99a,B 3.7 ± 0.82a,b,A 2.6 ± 1.84b,A 3.1 ± 1.91a,b,A 3.3 ± 1.16a,b, A, B 3.5 ± 1.18a,b,A,B 2.5 ± 0.97a,b,B 3.4 ± 1.35a,A 2.4 ± 1.58b,A
Aroma 2.6 ± 1.43a, B,C 2.6 ± 1.64a,A 3.5 ± 1.08a,A 3 ± 1.49a,A 2.5 ± 1.72a,A 1.6 ± 0.52b, C 2.8 ± 0.63a,A 1.5 ± 0.53b,B 1.5 ± 0.71b,B 1.3 ± 0.45b,A
Flavour 3.6 ± 1.35a, A 3.4 ± 1.07a,A 2.8 ± 1.40a,A 3.2 ± 1.62a,A 2.8 ± 1.75a,A,B 3.1 ± 1.1a, A,B 3.6 ± 0.70a,A 1.6 ± 0.70b,B 1.4 ± 0.52b,B 1.5 ± 0.53b,B
Viscosity 3 ± 1.56a, A 2.5 ± 1.18a,B 3 ± 1.05a,A,B 3.2 ± 1.03a,A,B 2.9 ± 1.60a,A 2.7 ± 1.16a, A 3 ± 1.05a,A,B 2.4 ± 0.70a,B 2.2 ± 1.23a,B 2.5 ± 1.35a,A
Overall acceptability 4 ± 1.25a, A 3.4 ± 1.43a,b,A 3.3 ± 1.25a,b,A 2.4 ± 1.43b,c,B 1.7 ± 0.82c,A 2.6 ± 0.84b,B 3.6 ± 0.52a,A 1.6 ± 0.52c,B 1.6 ± 0.70c,B 1.5 ± 0.71c,A

Different letters in the same row indicate significant differences (p <0.05); The letters a, b and c: indicate the differences between the five jams on the same day of analysis; The letters A, B and C: indicate differences between the same jam depending on the days of storage; The results are listed in descending order; a > b > c or A > B > C

A: Control jam (without honey);B: 5% Honey fortified jam;C: 10% Honey fortified jam;D: 15% Honey fortified jam;E: 20% Honey fortified jam