Table 2. Sensory evaluation of pork restructured jerky added with various levels of tomato puree and basil powder

Traits Treatments
Control T4B1 T3B2 T2B3 T1B4
Color 8.00±1.41 8.29±1.60 8.43±0.98 8.00±1.15 7.33±1.63
Flavor 7.25±0.96b 7.80±0.84ab 9.00±1.00a 8.40±0.89ab 7.40±1.14b
Texture 8.29±1.60 8.86±1.46 8.71±0.95 8.29±0.49 7.67±0.52
Juiciness 8.29±0.76 8.20±1.10 8.57±1.13 8.40±0.55 7.50±1.38
Off-flavor 7.33±1.15ab 8.00±1.26ab 8.67±1.03a 8.50±0.55a 7.00±1.00b
Overall acceptability 8.00±1.00ab 8.83±0.98a 9.00±0.63a 8.33±1.37ab 7.20±0.84b
All values are mean±SD.
Mean in the same row with different letters are significantly different (p<0.05).
Control: tomato puree 0%, basil powder 0%; T4B1: tomato puree 4%, basil powder 1%; T3B2: tomato puree 3%, basil powder 2%; T2B3: tomato puree 2%, basil powder 3%; T1B4: tomato puree 1%, basil powder 4%.