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.

Treatment^a	Appearance^b	Color^c	Odor^b	Flavor^b	Texture^d	Overall; acceptability^b
Control	6.25 ± 0.66^a	5.94 ± 1.03^a	5.68 ± 1.02^a	6.28 ± 1.28^a	5.73 ± 1.37^a	6.20 ± 1.12^a
DW	5.99 ± 0.71^ab	5.21 ± 0.86^a	5.26 ± 0.89^ab	5.66 ± 1.39^a	5.10 ± 0.80^a	6.14 ± 0.93^a
0.05% HBA	5.90 ± 0.58^ab	5.11 ± 0.78^a	5.33 ± 0.84^ab	5.46 ± 1.13^a	6.01 ± 0.82^a	5.64 ± 1.36^a
0.11% HBA	6.03 ± 0.82^ab	5.19 ± 0.56^a	5.14 ± 0.67^ab	5.48 ± 1.15^a	6.06 ± 0.80^a	5.86 ± 0.86^a
0.23% HBA	5.24 ± 0.77^b	4.85 ± 0.85^a	4.71 ± 0.57^b	4.58 ± 0.92^a	5.33 ± 0.80^a	4.51 ± 1.01^a

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.