Table 4 Standardization with varying levels of citric acid addition
SENSORY QUALITIES | ||||||||||
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Levels of citric acid | Color & Appearance | Mouthfeel | Texture | Overall Taste | Flavor | After taste | Chew ability | Overall Acceptability | Total Score | |
Maximum Score | (10) | (10) | (10) | (10) | (10) | (10) | (10) | (10) | (80) | |
0.48 g | Mean | 8.31 | 7.54 | 7.69 | 7.77 | 7.39 | 7.54 | 7.15 | 7.77 | 61.15 |
SD | ± 1.25 | ± 0.78 | ± 0.95 | ± 0.73 | ± 1.04 | ± 0.78 | ± 0.99 | ± 1.01 | ± 6.59 | |
Range | 6–10 | 6–9 | 6–9 | 7–9 | 6–9 | 6–9 | 6–9 | 6–10 | 51–73 | |
0.95 g | Mean | 8.77 | 7.77 | 8.08 | 8 | 8 | 8.08 | 7.54 | 8.35 | 64.58 |
SD | ± 0.83 | ± 1.01 | ± 0.86 | ± 1.15 | ± 1.22 | ± 0.86 | ± 1.2 | ± 1.03 | ± 7.34 | |
Range | 8–10 | 6–9 | 7–9 | 6–9 | 6–9 | 7–9 | 6–9 | 7–10 | 53–74 | |
1.9 g | Mean | 8.9 | 8.31 | 8.46 | 8.77 | 8.81 | 8.58 | 8.08 | 8.77 | 68.69 |
SD | ± 0.86 | ± 0.63 | ± 0.66 | ± 0.73 | ± 0.69 | ± 0.64 | ± 1.04 | ± 0.93 | ± 4.5 | |
Range | 7–10 | 7–9 | 7–9 | 7–10 | 7–10 | 7–9 | 6–10 | 7–10 | 5675 | |
3.8 g | Mean | 8.46 | 7.46 | 8 | 7.85 | 7.92 | 7.92 | 7.65 | 7.65 | 62.92 |
SD | ± 1.33 | ± 0.97 | ± 0.91 | ± 0.9 | ± 0.95 | ± 1.26 | ± 1.28 | ± 1.07 | ± 5.98 | |
Range | 6–10 | 6–9 | 6–9 | 6–9 | 6–9 | 6–9 | 6–10 | 6–9 | 4870 | |
Anova (F) | 0.86 | 2.56 | 1.79 | 3.43 | 4.5 | 2.88 | 1.46 | 3.45 | 3.52 | |
P value | 0.47 NS | 0.07 NS | 0.16 NS | 0.02* | 0.01* | 0.05* | 0.24NS | 0.02* | 0.02* | |