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Table 5 Standardization with varying levels of GOS addition

From: Development of Galactooligosaccharide (GOS) added gummies: sensory, characterization and shelf quality

 

SENSORY QUALITIES

Levels of GOS

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)

STD

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

60%

Mean

8.42

8.17

8.25

8.17

8.25

8

7.8

8.17

65.25

SD

 ± 0.79

 ± 0.72

 ± 0.75

 ± 0.72

 ± 0.75

 ± 0.85

 ± 1.11

 ± 0.94

 ± 5.85

Range

7–9

7–9

7–9

7–9

7–9

7–9

6–9

7–10

57–73

80%

Mean

8.58

7.67

7.75

7.58

7.91

7.58

7.42

7.5

62

SD

 ± 1.08

 ± 0.98

 ± 1.22

 ± 1.16

 ± 0.9

 ± 1.24

 ± 1.24

 ± 1.17

 ± 8.022

Range

7–10

6–9

6–9

6–9

7–9

6–9

6–9

6–9

51–72

100%

Mean

8

7

7.17

7.33

7.17

7.25

7.08

6.92

58

SD

 ± 0.9

 ± 1.21

 ± 0.94

 ± 0.78

 ± 0.83

 ± 0.75

 ± 0.79

 ± 1.08

 ± 5.95

Range

7–9

5–8

6–9

6–8

6–8

6–8

6–8

5–8

48–65

Anova (F)

1.43

3.22

3.25

2.41

3.52

2.06

1.08

5.22

3.31

P value

0.25 NS

0.03*

0.03*

0.08 NS

0.02*

0.14NS

0.37 NS

0.001**

0.03*

  1. NS – the difference between the mean values within the columns is not significant
  2. Mean values represent the average of the scores in triplicate
  3. Level of significance in increasing order – (*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01)