Exploring Natural Alternatives to Nitrites in Pork Meat Patty: A Study on the Effects of Gromwell Root Extract and Lettuce Powder as Substitutes

Table 4

Sensory evaluation for patties with gromwell root extract and lettuce powder.

Treatments^1)	Color	Flavor	Bitter	Juiciness	Off odor	Texture	Total preference
Control	^bc	^a	^a		^a		^a
Positive control	^b	^a	^a		^a		^a
T1	^a	^b	^b		^b		^b
T2	^c	^a	^a		^a		^a
T3	^a	^b	^b		^b		^b

Color: 1: gray; 5: red. Otherwise: 1: very poor; 5: very good. ^a-cThere is a significant difference between values within the same column that have different superscripts, based on their deviations (). ¹⁾Control, no addition; positive control, addition of ; T1, 0.3% gromwell root extract; T2, 0.1% lettuce powder; T3, .