Fuzzy Nonbalanced Hedonic Scale (F-NBHS): A New Method for Treatments of Food Preference Data Collected with Hedonic Scales of Points

Table 8

Food preference results for food from the leguminous food group.

Food groups	Foods	Traditional treatment			Treatment F-NBHS
		Average	Consensus index	Standard deviation	Average	Consensus index	Standard deviation
Legumes	Friar beans	5.8632	0.5820	2.2739	5.8624	0.5916	2.1989
	Lentils	4.2718	0.5428	2.4059	4.2961	0.5552	2.3261
	Black beans	6.2797	0.4842	2.6145	6.2364	0.5183	2.4925
	White beans	5.6496	0.5514	2.3864	5.6692	0.5652	2.2978
	Chickpeas	5.4310	0.4930	2.5681	5.4414	0.5113	2.4701
Fish	Hake fillets	7.0339	0.7700	1.5017	7.0203	0.7959	1.3969
	Shrimp	7.3644	0.6318	2.1149	7.2669	0.6687	2.0082
	Sardines	6.0252	0.6252	2.1172	6.0218	0.6275	2.0752
	Cod	6.9412	0.6967	1.8562	6.9017	0.7166	1.7724
	Tentacles of pota	5.4298	0.4109	2.8158	5.4193	0.4353	2.7070
	Ray	3.8585	0.5396	2.4081	3.8981	0.5579	2.3262
	Salmon	7.3193	0.6921	1.8223	7.2286	0.7251	1.7232
	Tuna	7.1264	0.6624	1.9886	7.0521	0.6947	1.8906
Vegetables	Cucumber	5.5641	0.4595	2.6858	5.5692	0.4785	2.5884
	Radish	4.0485	0.5945	2.1845	4.1000	0.6060	2.1100
	Asparagus	4.6000	0.5431	2.3934	4.6391	0.5549	2.3193
	Cauliflower	4.8803	0.5645	2.3199	4.9128	0.5718	2.2612
	Broccoli	5.4118	0.4792	2.5921	5.4176	0.4970	2.4995
	Potato	7.5254	0.8005	1.2724	7.4551	0.8294	1.1846
	Onion	5.8739	0.5155	2.5497	5.8950	0.5340	2.4485
	Carrot	6.9496	0.6791	1.9215	6.9042	0.6982	1.8279
	Watercress	5.2000	0.5959	2.2549	5.2276	0.6004	2.1990
	Kale	5.8571	0.6078	2.1757	5.8739	0.6116	2.1203
	Eggplant	4.7321	0.5710	2.2897	4.7705	0.5739	2.2467
	Tomato	6.3529	0.5134	2.5498	6.3580	0.5418	2.4414
	Beetroot	4.1062	0.4916	2.5313	4.1681	0.5139	2.4623
	Pepper	6.1933	0.5683	2.3516	6.1899	0.5935	2.2613
Ready dishes	Bovine stew	6.1453	0.6463	2.0522	6.1624	0.6623	1.9878
	Bolognese lasagna	7.5678	0.7158	1.7564	7.4669	0.7501	1.6519
	Sauteed noodles	7.5882	0.7324	1.3303	7.5067	0.8215	1.2371
	Potato puree	6.6050	0.6309	2.0961	6.5866	0.6557	1.9996
	Fish patty	5.0252	0.5806	2.3013	5.0445	0.5830	2.2519
	Cod with cream	69664	0.6435	2.0664	6.9034	0.6678	1.9697
	Strogonoff of veal	7.4138	0.7470	1.5383	7.3517	0.7801	1.4290
	Almondega	7.2689	0.7074	1.7597	7.1992	0.7397	1.6698
	Roasted potatoes	7.4622	0.7784	1.3888	7.3975	0.8112	1.2805
	French fries	7.7815	0.7748	1.4967	7.6664	0.8034	1.4039
Dessert	Gelatin	7.1271	0.6736	1.9504	7.0805	0.7098	1.8430
	Yogurt	7.4118	0.7385	1.5914	7.3387	0.7730	1.4798
	Ice cream	7.6522	0.7717	1.4512	7.5617	0.8025	1.3533
Beef	Rabbit	6.1092	0.5311	2.4729	6.0908	0.5509	2.3800
	Liver	2.8273	0.5439	2.3998	2.9200	0.5788	2.3022
	Chorizo	4.6261	0.4529	2.6965	4.6713	0.4697	2.6073
	Pork	6.7479	0.7031	1.8190	6.7412	0.7225	1.7426
	Duck	7.0084	0.7018	1.8016	6.9697	0.7251	1.7066
	Kid	6.3445	0.5518	2.3808	6.3059	0.5777	2.2894
	Hamburger	7.3109	0.7335	1.6143	7.2471	0.7670	1.5139
	Turkey	7.5630	0.7761	1.4180	7.4840	0.8084	1.3129
	Chicken	8.1345	0.8701	0.8530	8.0000	0.8816	0.7446
	Veal steak	7.7227	0.7845	1.3835	7.6227	0.8128	1.2862
Cereals	White rice	7.8571	0.8123	1.2233	7.7546	0.8424	1.1055
	Wheat bread	7.5042	0.7636	1.4664	7.4235	0.7960	1.3629
	Noodles	7.8992	0.7953	1.3679	7.7815	0.8257	1.2571
Fruits	Mango	6.9328	0.5064	2.5436	6.8437	0.5402	2.4295
	Persimmon	5.4123	0.4216	2.8403	5.4158	0.4444	2.7282
	Banana	7.5798	0.7130	1.7394	7.4908	0.7480	1.6339
	Pineapple	7.3193	0.6531	2.0208	7.2303	0.6877	1.9267
	Grape	7.3025	0.6730	1.9070	7.2168	0.7068	1.8111
	Pear	7.3277	0.7260	1.6729	7.2605	0.7582	1.5792
	Kiwi	6.6807	0.6023	2.2168	6.6504	0.6316	2.1148
	Orange	7.2521	0.7043	1.8097	7.2025	0.7433	1.6933
	Apple	7.7119	0.8152	1.1774	7.6322	0.8476	1.0532
	Watermelon	7.4068	0.6677	1.9270	7.3042	0.6997	1.8375
	Peach	7.5546	0.6881	1.8489	7.4370	0.7161	1.7726

Note: Foods with the asterisk () present significant statistical difference with according to the Wilcoxon test.