Table 4 Sensory properties of pork emulsion-type sausage formulated with various levels of buckwheat powder

Traits Buckwheat powder (%)
0 (control) 1 2 3
Color 8.20±0.27b 8.45±0.37b 9.10±0.42a 9.40±0.42a
Flavor 7.75±0.50c 8.40±0.42b 8.96±0.29a 9.35±0.42a
Tenderness 9.54±0.51a 8.74±0.69b 8.16±0.13c 8.08±0.52c
Juiciness 8.16±0.79b 8.32±0.31ab 8.70±0.65ab 9.10±0.53a
Overall acceptability 8.30±0.42c 8.85±0.46bc 9.17±0.30b 9.54±0.44a
All values are mean±SD.
Sensory scores were assessed on 10- point scale base on (1=extremely undesirable, 10=extremely desirable).
a–c Means in the same row with different letters are significantly different (p<0.05).