Research Article
Formulation, Process Optimization, and Biochemical Characterization of Cereal-Based Sweet Potato and Mulberry Instant Beverage
Table 3
Linear and interactive effect of each variable on organoleptic responses of CIB formulations.
| Variables | Appearance | Color | Flavor | Taste | Texture | Consistency | Overall acceptability |
| Independent variables | Linear effect (individual effect) | (cereal) | 5.99 | 6.20 | 6.59 | 7.23 | 7.18 | 6.84 | 6.67 | (pulse) | 7.10 | 7.40 | 7.91 | 7.82 | 6.43 | 7.72 | 7.40 | (fruit) | 7.80 | 8.31 | 8.62 | 8.54 | 7.29 | 6.66 | 7.87 | (vegetable) | 7.23 | 7.52 | 8.10 | 8.23 | 6.16 | 7.77 | 7.50 |
| Combined variables | Interactive effect (combined effect) | (cereal and pulse) | 5.82 | 6.87 | 5.72 | 6.22 | 5.74 | 5.40 | 5.82 | (cereal and fruit) | 6.29 | 6.00 | 7.20 | 7.10 | 6.43 | 6.89 | 6.80 | (cereal and vegetable) | 5.94 | 6.32 | 5.89 | 6.12 | 6.12 | 6.34 | 6.12 | (pulse and fruit) | 7.23 | 7.43 | 8.10 | 8.42 | 7.83 | 7.21 | 7.70 | (pulse and vegetable) | 6.23 | 6.40 | 6.82 | 6.55 | 6.92 | 7.22 | 6.69 | (fruit and vegetable) | 6.89 | 7.12 | 7.72 | 7.92 | 6.43 | 7.22 | 7.22 |
| ANOVA value | P value | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.001 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.001 | | 0.80 | 0.81 | 0.81 | 0.86 | 0.83 | 0.80 | 0.89 |
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Significance level at ; Significance level at ; = coefficient of regression. |