Table 5. Texture properties of cooked emulsion-type sausage formulated with various levels cocoa bean husk powder

Parameters Adding levels of cacao bean husk powder (%)
0 (control) 0.25 0.5 0.75 1 2
Hardness (kg) 3.37±0.18b 3.47±0.18ab 3.46±0.13ab 3.50±0.17ab 3.66±0.20a 3.59±0.23ab
Springiness 0.75±0.01b 0.75±0.02b 0.78±0.03a 0.79±0.03a 0.80±0.03a 0.79±0.04a
Cohesiveness 0.48±0.02c 0.50±0.02c 0.55±0.03b 0.61±0.07a 0.60±0.03a 0.61±0.06a
Gumminess (kg) 1.76±0.21c 1.78±0.31bc 2.27±0.37ab 2.37±0.2ab 2.16±0.24a 2.07±0.21a
Chewiness (kg) 1.18±0.19b 1.36±0.22b 1.61±0.29a 1.63±0.24a 1.73±0.22a 1.71±0.22a
All values are mean±SD.
Mean in the same row with different letter are significantly different (p<0.05).