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.