Table 6. Sensory characteristics of frankfurters formulated for replacing pork meat with yellow mealworm
Parameters | Control1) | T1 | T2 | T3 | T4 | T5 | T6 |
Color | 7.82±0.87A | 6.91±0.94AB | 6.09±0.70BC | 5.45±1.21CD | 4.82±1.17DE | 4.55±1.29DE | 4.18±1.54E |
Flavor | 7.09±0.83A | 6.73±0.65AB | 6.45±1.21AB | 6.00±1.61BC | 5.18±0.75CD | 4.64±1.43DE | 4.09±1.38E |
Off-flavor | 7.27±1.19A | 6.55±1.13AB | 6.27±1.35AB | 5.82±1.33BC | 4.91±1.30CD | 4.64±1.36CD | 4.18±1.72D |
Tenderness | 7.18±0.98A | 7.00±0.89A | 6.36±1.43AB | 5.82±1.33BC | 4.82±1.08CD | 4.36±1.50D | 3.73±1.62D |
Juiciness | 7.36±0.67A | 6.73±0.79AB | 6.55±0.93AB | 6.27±0.90AB | 6.18±1.72AB | 5.73±2.10B | 5.36±2.25B |
Overall acceptability | 7.27±0.90A | 6.73±0.79AB | 6.45±1.63AB | 5.55±1.37BC | 4.91±1.04CD | 4.27±1.42D | 3.82±1.78D |