Table 4. Sensory properties of pork restructured jerky formulated with various levels of sunflower seed

Traits Sunflower seed (%)
0 (control) 1 3 5
Color 7.33±0.33 7.67±0.37 7.78±0.32 8.17±0.29
Flavor 6.89±0.39b 7.78±0.22a 7.83±0.29a 8.00±0.29a
Tenderness 8.00±0.41 8.22±0.40 8.11±0.39 8.00±0.33
Juiciness 7.89±0.45 8.11±0.45 8.06±0.50 7.44±0.34
Off-flavor 8.89±0.20b 9.67±0.17a 9.67±0.24a 9.44±0.29ab
Texture 7.11±0.35 7.89±0.48 7.78±0.46 7.44±0.44
Overall acceptability 7.25±0.41 8.31±0.39 8.31±0.56 7.88±0.40
All values are mean±SD.
Mean in the same row with different letters are significantly different (p<0.05).