Survey of Quality Attributes of Beef from Farmers Market Vendors

Table 8

Least squares means for sensory panel ratings¹ by source and steak type main effects.

Main effects	n	Overall liking	SEM	Tenderness liking	SEM	Flavor liking	SEM	Juiciness liking	SEM
Source
Farmers Market	59	5.17^b	0.16	5.70^b	0.22	6.00	0.13	6.03	0.17
Retail	50	6.45^a	0.19	6.77^a	0.26	6.35	0.13	6.14	0.20
-value		0.0077		0.0016		0.0706		0.6601
Steak type
Ribeye	40	5.76^b	0.20	6.13	0.26	5.78^b	0.15	5.59^b	0.20
Top loin	39	6.50^a	0.20	6.52	0.27	6.52^a	0.15	6.43^a	0.20
Top sirloin	39	6.10^ab	0.26	6.05	0.35	6.22^ab	0.20	6.23^a	0.26
-value		0.0301		0.4516		0.0039		0.0110

^a,bLeast squares means in the same column and source without common superscript letters differ (). ¹Sensory panel ratings: overall liking 9 = like extremely, 1 = dislike extremely; tenderness: 9 = very tender, 1 = not at all tender; juiciness: 9 = very juicy; flavor: 9 = extreme amount, 1 = none at all. n = number of steaks.