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Table 3 Sensory attribute acceptability of experimental chocolate cow milk anchored on a 9-point hedonic scale

From: Low-fat, lactose-free and leucine-enriched chocolate cow milk prototype: A preliminary study on sensorial acceptability and gastrointestinal complaints following exhaustive exercise

Sensory attributes

mean ± sd (95% CI)

Overall perception

7.8 ± 0.4 (7.5, 8.1)

Appearance

7.7 ± 0.9 (7.1, 8.3)

Consistency

7.9 ± 0.6 (7.5, 8.4)

Flavour

7.7 ± 0.7 (7.3, 8.1)

  1. Results are given as mean ± sd and 95% CI (confidence interval with bootstrap [1000 replicates recalculated from original data]). Total beverage intake = 625 ± 61 mL. The sensory acceptability criterion was the 9-point hedonic scale proposed by Meilgaard et al. (2006) [36]