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’.