Table 1 Spearman correlation among sensory variables.

From: Dynamics of cocoa fermentation and its effect on quality

Correlation matrix among sensory variables

Flavors

1

0.003

 − 0.260

− 0.166

0.118

0.062

0.057

0.253

0.121

0.129

Cacao

0.003

1

0.014

0.225

0.192

0.213

− 0.376

0.208

0.041

0.325

Acidity

− 0.260

0.014

1

0.413

− 0.012

0.085

0.067

− 0.365

0.014

− 0.059

Astringency

− 0.166

0.225

0.413

1

0.085

− 0.033

− 0.077

− 0.357

− 0.052

0.073

Bitterness

0.118

0.192

− 0.012

0.085

1

0.210

0.117

0.260

0.150

0.107

Fruity

0.062

0.213

0.085

− 0.033

0.210

1

0.171

0.144

0.279

− 0.011

Floral

0.057

− 0.376

0.067

− 0.077

0.117

0.171

1

− 0.041

0.065

− 0.229

Green

0.253

0.208

− 0.365

− 0.357

0.260

0.144

− 0.041

1

0.105

0.256

Nutty

0.121

0.041

0.014

− 0.052

0.150

0.279

0.065

0.105

1

− 0.079

Malt

0.129

0.325

− 0.059

0.073

0.107

− 0.011

− 0.229

0.256

− 0.079

1

Other

1

0.003

− 0.260

− 0.166

0.118

0.062

0.057

0.253

0.121

0.129

  1. In bold, significant values (P < 0.05). Other: refers mainly to the over-fermented profile.