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Table 5 Mean scores of post-taste rating of the food by gender and region (Out of 10 points)

From: Consumption and acceptability of whole grain staples for lowering markers of diabetes risk among overweight and obese Tanzanian adults

 

Overall rating (Mean±SD)

P - value

Rating parameter

Brown rice

Unrefined maize ugali

Unrefined sorghum ugali

 

Smell

7 ± 3

8 ± 3

7 ± 2

0.63

Taste

7 ± 2

8 ± 2

8 ± 3

<0.01

Appearance

7 ± 2

7 ± 3

6 ± 3

0.21

Color

7 ± 3

7 ± 2

6 ± 3

0.21

Texture

8 ± 2

8 ± 3

9 ± 2

0.06

Shine

6 ± 2

7 ± 3

6 ± 3

0.50

Hardness

7 ± 2

8 ± 3

8 ± 2

0.06

Configuration

7 ± 2

8 ± 2

7 ± 2

0.10

Rating by gender (Mean±SD)

Rating parameter

Men (N = 18)

p - value

Women (N = 26)

p - value

 

Brown rice

Unrefined maize ugali

Unrefined sorghum ugali

 

Brown rice

Unrefined maize ugali

Unrefined sorghum ugali

 

Smell

7 ± 3

7 ± 3

6 ± 2

0.26

7 ± 2

8 ± 2

8 ± 2

0.33

Taste

6 ± 3

8 ± 2

7 ± 3

0.14

7 ± 2

8 ± 2

8 ± 3

<0.01

Appearance

7 ± 2

7 ± 3

6 ± 3

0.12

7 ± 2

7 ± 2

7 ± 3

0.80

Color

6 ± 3

7 ± 3

6 ± 3

0.46

7 ± 2

7 ± 2

6 ± 2

0.45

Texture

7 ± 3

8 ± 2

8 ± 2

0.51

8 ± 2

9 ± 3

9 ± 2

0.06

Hardness

7 ± 2

7 ± 3

8 ± 3

0.62

8 ± 2

8 ± 3

9 ± 2

0.06

Shine

6 ± 2

7 ± 3

6 ± 3

0.17

7 ± 2

7 ± 2

7 ± 3

1.00

Configuration

7 ± 2

7 ± 2

7 ± 2

0.79

7 ± 2

8 ± 2

7 ± 2

0.08

Rating by region (Mean±SD)

Rating parameter

Dar es Salaam (N = 23)

p - value

Morogoro (N = 21)

p - value

 

Brown rice

Unrefined maize ugali

Unrefined sorghum ugali

 

Brown rice

Unrefined maize ugali

Unrefined sorghum ugali

 

Smell

8 ± 2

8 ± 3

7 ± 2

0.19

6 ± 2

7 ± 3

7 ± 2

0.04

Taste

7 ± 3

9 ± 2

7 ± 3

0.02

7 ± 2

8 ± 2

8 ± 2

0.14

Appearance

7 ± 2

8 ± 3

6 ± 3

0.05

6 ± 2

7 ± 2

7 ± 2

0.48

Color

6 ± 3

8 ± 2

7 ± 3

0.25

7 ± 2

7 ± 2

6 ± 2

0.26

Texture

7 ± 3

9 ± 3

9 ± 2

0.01

8 ± 2

8 ± 3

8 ± 2

0.92

Hardness

7 ± 2

8 ± 3

9 ± 2

0.08

6 ± 2

7 ± 3

8 ± 2

0.50

Shine

7 ± 3

7 ± 3

7 ± 3

0.48

6 ± 2

6 ± 2

6 ± 2

0.60

Configuration

7 ± 3

8 ± 3

7 ± 3

0.69

7 ± 2

8 ± 2

8 ± 2

0.04