Table 3. Sensory evaluation of pork loin ham formulated with various levels of cherry tomato-paste

Traits Cherry tomato-paste (%)
0 (Control) 1 3 5
Color 8.00±0.67b 7.60±0.52b 9.20±0.79a 8.75±0.89a
Flavor 7.40±0.52b 7.33±0.49b 8.40±0.52a 8.83±0.72a
Texture 7.57±1.09b 8.00±0.96ab 8.71±0.91a 8.43±0.76a
Juiciness 7.88±0.99a 8.43±0.53a 8.20±0.42a 8.50±0.53a
Off flavor 7.40±0.52b 7.92±0.76ab 8.43±0.51a 8.57±0.76b
Overall acceptability 7.33±0.49b 7.57±0.76b 8.50±0.80a 8.60±0.52b
All values are mean±SD.
Means in the same row with different letters are significantly different (p<0.05).
In each categories, closer to 10 points means ‘sensually excellence’ and closer to 1 point ‘sensually inferiority’.