Exploring the Nutritional Benefits and Consumer Acceptance of Canned Bambara Beans in Ghana: Proximate, Microbial Quality and Sensory Acceptability

Table 3.

Sensory Analysis of the composite of Canned Bambara beans varieties

Mean± SD

Sample/Parameters S1 S2 S3 S4 S5

Colour 3.44±1.05A 3.84±0.67B 3.88±0.70B 3.25±1.16AB 4.19±0.89C
Taste 3.28±1.37A 3.31±1.12A 3.69±0.82A 2.84±1.05C 3.75±1.19A
Flavour 3.09±1.22A 3.53±1.05B 3.63±0.91B  3.19±1.06A 3.84±1.08C
Aroma 3.25±1.11A 3.84±0.72B 3.53±0.88C 3.31±1.03A 3.59±1.10C
Texture 3.43±1.29A 3.69±1.18B 3.72±0.89B 3.21±1.07D 4.03±0.97C
Overall Acceptability 3.53±1.22A 4.06±0.72B 4.00±0.84B 3.41±1.04A 4.31±1.06C

***In each column, means that do not share a superscript are significantly different at p < 0.05; S1=Red Bambara beans; S2= Clean white eye Bambara beans; S3= Cream black eye Bambara beans; S4=Black Bambara beans; S5= Cream pink eye Bambara beans; Scale: 5-point.