Table 3.
Consumer acceptance results of cookies incorporated with different levels of yacon powder.
Properties | Yacon powder level in cookies (%) |
0 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 40 |
Color | 6.18±1.89a | 6.51±1.36a | 5.53±1.33b | 4.85±1.72c | 4.24±1.82d |
Flavor | 5.40±1.68a | 6.05±1.65a | 5.80±1.53a | 5.44±1.74a | 4.51±1.96b |
Taste | 5.45±1.92b | 6.73±1.47a | 5.71±1.50b | 5.15±1.92b | 4.33±2.09c |
Hardness | 5.42±1.73ab | 5.98±1.42a | 5.36±1.44ab | 5.36±1.65ab | 5.07±1.91b |
Overall acceptance | 5.40±1.92b | 6.69±1.53a | 5.56±1.58b | 4.89±1.82b | 4.07±1.90c |
Means within the same row without a common letter are significantly different (p < 0.05).