Research Article

Effect of Carrot Juice on the Texture Properties, Rheology, and Microstructure of Yoghurt

Table 5

Textural indices of carrot juice enriched yoghurt samples during cold storage.

SampleStorage time (days)HardnessAdhesivenessSpringinessCohesiveness

Control195.6 ± 5.7f792.3 ± 137.6d0.92 ± 0.03a0.32 ± 0.01e
14126.3 ± 15.9e1087.4 ± 210.6c0.89 ± 0.01ab0.34 ± 0.01de
21178.5 ± 8.2cd1300.7 ± 128.6c0.85 ± 0.02bcd0.35 ± 0.02cd

10% CJ1169.7 ± 10.6d1856.3 ± 123.5b0.83 ± 0.02d0.37 ± 0.01c
14191.3 ± 5.9c1878.6 ± 153.6b0.83 ± 0.01d0.40 ± 0.03b
21220.4 ± 6.3b2000.7 ± 124.5ab0.82 ± 0.02d0.41 ± 0.01b

20% CJ1247.9 ± 4.1a2117.9 ± 67.3ab0.84 ± 0.02cd0.42 ± 0.02b
14254.6 ± 8.3a2210.3 ± 100.4a0.88 ± 0.01abc0.45 ± 0.03a
21260.1 ± 4.8a2241.5 ± 87.2a0.90 ± 0.03a0.47 ± 0.02a

Data are reported as mean ± standard deviations of each supplement level of carrot juice (CJ) in yoghurt samples during cold storage. Different lowercase letters a-f show significance ().