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Table 6 Sensory characteristics of biscuits

From: Physicochemical, in vitro starch digestibility and sensory characteristics of biofortified yellow maize-cowpea composite flours and biscuits

Biscuits

Appearance

Taste

Colour

Crispiness

Flavour

Overall Acceptability

M-b

4.46 ± 0.02c

2.89 ± 0.92e

4.86 ± 0.28c

3.71 ± 0.00e

2.86 ± 0.01e

3.71 ± 0.02d

MC-b1

5.13 ± 0.70bc

3.31 ± 0.92de

3.89 ± 0.28d

3.69 ± 0.10b

3.60 ± 0.62de

4.46 ± 0.01cd

MC-b2

5.49 ± 0.98b

4.00 ± 0.00cd

5.23 ± 0.97bc

4.91 ± 0.10b

3.97 ± 0.18cd

4.49 ± 0.52cd

MC-b3

5.89 ± 0.62b

4.71 ± 0.01c

5.80 ± 0.31bc

4.82 ± 0.15b

4.69 ± 0.02c

4.91 ± 0.90c

C-b

6.86 ± 0.01a

5.60 ± 0.01b

6.17 ± 0.05b

5.51 ± 0.00b

5.77 ± 0.00b

6.43 ± 0.00b

W-b

7.51 ± 0.00a

7.49 ± 0.00a

7.20 ± 0.00a

6.42 ± 0.00a

7.31 ± 0.00a

8.00 ± 0.00a

  1. Results are presented as mean ± SD of replicate evaluations. Mean values with varying superscript letters along the same column are significantly different at p < 0.05. Biscuits acronyms are as defined in the “Biscuit-baking process” section