Survival of Unstressed and Acid-, Cold-, and Starvation-Stress-Adapted Listeria monocytogenes in Ham Extract with Hops Beta Acids and Consumer Acceptability of HBA on Ready-to-Eat Ham
Table 3
Sensory analysis of ready-to-eat (RTE) ham treated with hops beta acids (HBA) solution.
Treatmenta
Appearanceb
Colorc
Odorb
Flavorb
Textured
Overall acceptabilityb
Control
6.25 ± 0.66a
5.94 ± 1.03a
5.68 ± 1.02a
6.28 ± 1.28a
5.73 ± 1.37a
6.20 ± 1.12a
DW
5.99 ± 0.71ab
5.21 ± 0.86a
5.26 ± 0.89ab
5.66 ± 1.39a
5.10 ± 0.80a
6.14 ± 0.93a
0.05% HBA
5.90 ± 0.58ab
5.11 ± 0.78a
5.33 ± 0.84ab
5.46 ± 1.13a
6.01 ± 0.82a
5.64 ± 1.36a
0.11% HBA
6.03 ± 0.82ab
5.19 ± 0.56a
5.14 ± 0.67ab
5.48 ± 1.15a
6.06 ± 0.80a
5.86 ± 0.86a
0.23% HBA
5.24 ± 0.77b
4.85 ± 0.85a
4.71 ± 0.57b
4.58 ± 0.92a
5.33 ± 0.80a
4.51 ± 1.01a
Means with the same letter were not significantly different ().
b1 = dislike extremely; 9 = like extremely.
c1 = extremely pale; 9 = extremely dark.
d1 = extremely soft; 9 = extremely firm.