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Table 5 Sensory evaluation scores (mean ± SD) for different dishes made with leafy vegetables

From: Indigenous and traditional plants: South African parents’ knowledge, perceptions and uses and their children’s sensory acceptance

Dish

N

Colour

Smell

Taste

Overall

100% Amaranth

77

3.83 ± 1.13a

3.66 ± 1.22a

3.53 ± 1.34a

3.82 ± 1.44a

80% Amaranth + 20% cowpea

80

4.05 ± 0.98a

3.95 ± 1.02a

3.50 ± 1.45a

3.71 ± 1.35a

80% Amaranth + 20% pumpkin

79

3.85 ± 1.16a

3.65 ± 1.25a

3.33 ± 1.47a

3.57 ± 1.47a

80% Amaranth + 20% spiderplant

78

3.83 ± 1.19a

3.85 ± 1.17a

3.31 ± 1.41a

3.59 ± 1.48a

100% Swiss chard

78

4.21 ± 0.93a

4.33 ± 0.94b

4.26 ± 1.19b

4.38 ± 1.13b

  1. Score: five-point ordinal scale ranging from 5 (super good) to 1 (super bad). Dishes with different superscript differed statistically significant (p < 0.05).