Table 3. Color and texture parameters of the sausages

Treatments Color attributes Texture profile
CIE L* CIE a* CIE b* Hardness (N) Cohesiveness Gumminess (N) Chewiness (N × mm)
C 43.51a±1.42 15.37±0.61 14.38b±0.37 37.44a±6.41 0.64b±0.01 23.62a±3.55 20.32a±3.50
Q 42.93a±0.76 15.33±0.60 15.04ab±0.53 29.04b±2.30 0.68a±0.01 19.73b±1.38 17.93ab±1.50
T 39.43c±0.45 15.75±0.35 15.44a±0.59 28.45b±2.78 0.64b±0.01 18.24b±1.63 16.29b±1.37
QT 41.13b±0.72 16.37±1.17 14.74ab±0.62 26.96b±1.22 0.67a±0.01 18.00b±0.61 16.32b±0.72
Different letters in the same column indicate significant difference (p<0.05).
C, sausages formulated with 20% fat and no flour addition; Q, sausages formulated with 10% fat and 5% QF addition; T, sausages formulated with 10% fat and 5% TF addition; QT, sausages formulated with 10% fat and 2.5% QF+2.5%; QF, quinoa flour; TF, teff flour.