Table 6 Sensorial characteristics of ice cream samples

From: Integrating bacterial cellulose in artisanal ice cream: a farm-to-fork sustainable approach

Sensorial characteristics

Sample IC

Sample ICBC1

Sample ICBC3

Sample ICBC5

External appearance - color

4,29 ± 0,99a

4,29 ± 0,91a

4,43 ± 0,65a

4,29 ± 0,83a

External appearance - homogeneity

4,29 ± 0,91a

4,29 ± 0,61a

4,07 ± 0,92a

3,71 ± 1,33a

Taste - sweet

3,93 ± 0,92a

3,43 ± 1,02a

3,36 ± 0,93a

2,71 ± 0,99a

Taste - sour

1 ± 0a

1 ± 0a

1,07 ± 0,27a

1 ± 0a

Taste - bitters

2,14 ± 1,03a

2 ± 1,04a

2,14 ± 1,29a

1,71 ± 0,73a

Taste – of cocoa

4,43 ± 0,65a

4,43 ± 0,65a

4 ± 1,04a

3,64 ± 1,08a

Taste - chemical

1,36 ± 0,75a

1,21 ± 0,58a

1,5 ± 1,09a

1,36 ± 0,63a

Flavor - pleasant cocoa

4,5 ± 0,65a

4,43 ± 0,51a,b

3,86 ± 0,95a,b

3,43 ± 1,16b

Consistency - creamy

3,43 ± 1,16a

3,43 ± 1,22a

3,36 ± 1,65a

3,93 ± 1,07a

Consistency - unctuous

3,21 ± 1,05a

2,93 ± 1,07a

3,57 ± 1,4a

3,5 ± 1,23a

Consistency - with ice crystals

2,21 ± 1,19a

2,86 ± 1,61a

3,21 ± 1,42a

2,43 ± 1,45a

Texture - firm

2,93 ± 1,21a

3 ± 1,11a

4 ± 0,96a

3,5 ± 1,23a

After taste - pleasant

4,21 ± 0,8a,b

4,43 ± 0,51a

3,93 ± 1a,b

3,21 ± 1,05b

After taste - unpleasant

1 ± 0a

1 ± 0a

1,64 ± 1,15a

2,07 ± 1,54a

  1. Results are mean standard deviation (n = 14). Values followed by different superscript letters in the same column are significantly different (p < 0.05).
  2. The results of the hedonic analysis are shown in Table 7. Samples ICBC 1 and IC were scored with the expression above mentioned in Characterization section.