Level of dried Jew's mallow leaves (%) Taste Odor Crispness Chewiness Color Pore distribution Surface characteristics Overall acceptability and grade
0 (control) 13.75bc 13.50a 13.75bc 10.50cd 6.00b 6.88ab 6.50b 70.88b Fair
1 15.50ab 13.25a 16.75a 11.75ab 7.50a 7.63a 7.75a 80.13a Good
2 15.75a 13.00a 16.75a 12.75a 8.38a 8.00a 8.00a 82.63a Good
3 15.00ab 12.75a 16.00ab 11.25bc 8.25a 7.50a 8.25a 79.00a Good
4 12.75cd 12.25a 15.00ab 9.50d 7.50a 6.75ab 6.75b 70.50b Fair
5 11.75d 12.50a 11.50c 8.00e 6.00b 6.00b 5.75b 61.50c Fair
Each value is mean of eight replicates
Means within a column marked with different letters are significantly different at (p < 0.05).
Table 6: Sensory evaluation of the Jew's mallow-rice based extrudates