Table 7 Effect of fermentation and blending ratio on the sensory quality of freshly baked injera.

From: Influence of fermentation conditions, and the blends of sorghum and carrot pulp supplementation on the nutritional and sensory quality of tef injera

Treatment

Color

Oder

Flavor

Sour character

Injera eyes

Injera underneath

Injera Texture

Overall acceptance

AF*B1

6.00 ± 0.00c

5.27 ± 0.27e

5.14 ± 0.50c

5.26 ± 0.44c

4.98 ± 0.68d

4.56 ± 0.67d

4.70 ± 0.46e

4.90 ± 0.36d

AF*B2

6.20 ± 0.45c

5.50 ± 0.00dc

5.03 ± 0.29c

5.16 ± 0.37c

5.14 ± 0.57d

5.02 ± 0.91 cd

5.02 ± 0.55d

5.39 ± 0.50c

AF*B3

6.54 ± 0.58a

5.43 ± 0.50d

6.33 ± 0.95a

5.49 ± 0.50b

6.08 ± 0.93b

5.92 ± 0.63b

5.43 ± 0.54c

5.41 ± 0.50c

CF*B1

5.35 ± 0.48d

6.00 ± 0.00b

6.00 ± 0.00b

5.98 ± 0.14a

5.22 ± 0.46d

5.27 ± 0.45c

5.29 ± 0.70c

5.51 ± 0.38c

CF*B2

5.33 ± 0.51d

5.65 ± 0.34c

5.96 ± 0.19b

6.00 ± 0.71a

6.00 ± 0.00c

5.71 ± 0.46bc

5.77 ± 0.43b

5.79 ± 0.41b

CF*B3

6.36 ± 0.78b

6.32 ± 0.57a

6.38 ± 0.49a

6.14 ± 0.53a

6.50 ± 0.68a

6.72 ± 0.40a

6.78 ± 0.33a

6.58 ± 0.41a

Cont.

6.07 ± 0.71e

6.03 ± 0.80e

6.26 ± 0.65f

6.01 ± 0.45f

6.95 ± 0.68e

6.71 ± 6.15a

6.80 ± 0.51a

6.11 ± 0.40b

Mean

5.21

5.17

5.57

5.44

5.36

5.12

5.51

5.38

CV

8.97

4.44

7.52

6.38

9.61

6.43

4.53

6.04

  1. CV coefficient of variance, CF and AF injera prepared by addition of carrot pulp before (co-fermented) and after fermentation of tef-sorghum dough, respectively, cont. q control sample (100% pure tef injera), B1 30% tef + 60% sorghum + 10% carrot pulp; B2 45% tef + 45% sorghum + 10% carrot; B3 60% tef + 30% sorghum + 10%carrot), AF*B and CF*B injera baked by the addition of carrot pulp after fermentation of tef-sorghum blend dough and injera made from co-fermented dough interact with blending ratios.
  2. a,b,c,d,eMeans ± standard deviations with different letters after data within a column represent differences at 95% probability levels.