Process and Product Characterization of Aliha, A Maize-Based Ghanaian Indigenous Fermented Beverage

Table 5

Qualities of final product and occasions where aliha is patronized.

Parameter	Yes (%)	No (%)	Mean ± SD	P-value
What do you look out for in a good quality final product?
Color	84 (66.7)	41 (32.5)	0.68 ± 0.48	0.001
Aroma	76 (60.3)	50 (39.7)	0.60 ± 0.49	0.001
Sourness	28 (22.2)	98 (77.8)	0.22 ± 0.42	0.001
Alcohol	34 (27.0)	92 (73.0)	0.27 ± 0.45	0.001
Others	6 (4.8)	120 (95.2)	0.05 ± 0.21	0.014
Which occasions do you sell the beverage?
Funerals	117 (92.9)	9 (7.1)	0.93 ± 0.26	0.001
Weddings	114 (90.5)	12 (9.5)	0.90 ± 0.30	0.001
Naming ceremonies	112 (88.9)	14 (11.1)	0.89 ± 0.32	0.001
Outdooring	120 (95.2)	6 (4.8)	0.95 ± 0.21	0.001
Engagements	116 (92.1)	10 (7.9)	0.92 ± 0.27	0.001