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Table 3 Mean score of the sensory attributes of the products

From: Standardization of cut size and pre-drying time of beef to mainstream pastoral processing in Kenya’s meat industry

Size of cut (mm)

Pre-drying period (min)

Colour

Appearance

Ease of scooping

Oiliness

Size of cut

Aroma

Taste

Chewiness

Overall acceptability

Mean score

10

0

4.5 ± 0.5 a

4.5 ± 0.3 a

5.9 ± 0.2 a

5.8 ± 0.4 a

5.3 ± 0.5 ab

4.9 ± 1.0 a

4.9 ± 0.3 a

3.3 ± 0.5 a

4.6 ± 0.3 a

4.9 ± 0.2

10

60

4.3 ± 0.3 a

4.3 ± 0.5 a

5.9 ± 0.1 a

5.7 ± 0.4 a

5.1 ± 0.2 ab

4.8 ± 0.7 a

4.9 ± 0.4 a

3.8 ± 0.9 ab

4.6 ± 0.6 a

4.8 ± 0.2

10

120

4.3 ± 0.1 a

3.9 ± 0.2 a

5.5 ± 0.5 a

5.5 ± 0.8 a

4.7 ± 0.1 a

4.7 ± 0.4 a

4.9 ± 0.8 a

3.9 ± 1.1 ab

4.7 ± 0.3 a

4.7 ± 0.3

15

0

4.9 ± 0.3 a

4.7 ± 0.1 ab

5.3 ± 0.2 a

5.2 ± 0.6 a

5.0 ± 0.5 ab

5.0 ± 0.3 a

5.2 ± 0.6 a

4.4 ± 0.2 b

4.9 ± 0.5 a

5.0 ± 0.5

15

60

4.9 ± 0.4 a

4.5 ± 1.0 a

5.4 ± 0.6 a

5.3 ± 0.2 a

5.6 ± 0.6 ab

5.1 ± 0.6 a

5.2 ± 0.3 a

4.2 ± 0.4 ab

4.9 ± 0.3 a

5.0 ± 0.3

15

120

4.8 ± 0.3 a

4.5 ± 0.2 a

5.7 ± 0.3 a

5.3 ± 0.1 a

5.8 ± 0.3 ab

5.1 ± 0.4 a

5.0 ± 0.7 a

3.7 ± 0.6 ab

4.8 ± 0.4 a

5.0 ± 0.1

20

0

6.1 ± 0.6 b

5.8 ± 0.1 b

5.5 ± 0.4 a

5.7 ± 0.3 a

6.3 ± 0.3 b

5.0 ± 0.4 a

4.9 ± 0.3 a

3.5 ± 0.5 a

4.6 ± 0.3 a

5.3 ± 0.3

20

60

5.1 ± 0.3 ab

5.7 ± 0.3 b

5.3 ± 0.3 a

5.4 ± 0.1 a

5.6 ± 0.3 ab

5.4 ± 0.1 a

4.7 ± 0.3 a

4.3 ± 0.3 b

4.7 ± 0.2 a

5.1 ± 0.1

20

120

5.1 ± 0.1 ab

5.1 ± 0.2 ab

5.3 ± 0.2 a

5.1 ± 0.3 a

5.4 ± 0.3 ab

5.6 ± 0.2 a

4.6 ± 0.4 a

4.6 ± 0.3 b

4.8 ± 0.6 a

5.1 ± 0.8

Mean

4.9 ± 0.6

4.8 ± 0.8

5.5 ± 0.5

5.4 ± 0.7

5.4 ± 0.6

5.1 ± 0.7

4.9 ± 0.6

4.0 ± 0.6

4.7 ± 0.6

 
  1. Mean ± SD (N = 3 replicates). Reliability of the Likert scale (Cronbach’s alpha): colour = 0.712, appearance = 0.709, ease of scooping = 0.827, oiliness = 0.719, size of cuts = 0.751, aroma = 0.809, taste = 0.718, chewiness = 0.844, overall acceptability = 0.730. Means followed by the same letter are not significantly different from each other (P ≤ 0.05)