Table 5. Changes in sensory qualities of ‘Tteokbokki’ sauce during storage
(unit: score)

Sample1) Storage period (week)
0 2 4 6 8
Color BOSO 6.50±0.712)aB3) 5.40±0.97aAB 5.20±10.3aA 5.70±1.57aAB 5.30±1.49aA
BO 6.50±0.53aB 5.50±1.18aAB 4.90±1.45aA 5.80±1.14aAB 5.30±1.42aA
SO 6.40±0.70aB 5.30±1.06aAB 4.60±1.71aA 5.40±1.65aAB 5.00±1.49aA
CONT 6.60±0.52aB 5.30±1.42aA 5.40±1.07aA 6.20±1.03aAB 5.50±1.27aA
Sweet flavor BOSO 4.90±1.60aB 4.40±1.58aAB 3.00±1.25aA 4.40±1.65aAB 3.90±1.60aAB
BO 4.40±1.35aAB 4.60±1.43aB 3.10±0.88aA 4.20±1.62aAB 4.30±1.57aAB
SO 4.70±1.57aA 4.50±1.78aA 4.50±0.85bA 4.40±1.26aA 4.00±1.33aA
CONT 4.60±1.07aA 4.90±1.85aA 4.20±1.48bA 4.30±1.25aA 4.00±1.56aA
Sour flavor BOSO 3.10±0.99aA 3.50±1.35aA 3.80±1.32aA 3.10±1.37aA 3.30±1.34aA
BO 4.00±1.63aA 3.20±1.48aA 3.60±1.51aA 2.90±1.20aA 4.20±1.48aA
SO 4.00±1.63aA 3.20±1.03aA 3.60±1.26aA 3.00±1.41aA 3.80±1.75aA
CONT 3.50±1.84aA 3.70±1.70aA 3.90±1.73aA 3.30±1.57aA 3.40±1.43aA
Spicy flavor BOSO 3.00±1.33aA 4.10±1.79aA 3.90±1.20aA 3.20±.123aA 3.30±1.49aA
BO 3.30±1.70aA 3.80±1.62aA 3.30±0.95aA 3.40±1.65aA 3.20±1.87aA
SO 3.30±1.77aA 4.00±1.41aA 3.30±1.16aA 2.90±1.45aA 3.60±1.90aA
CONT 3.20±1.75aA 3.90±1.37aA 3.30±1.25aA 3.30±1.64aA 3.40±1.58aA
Viscosity BOSO 5.20±0.92aB 5.30±0.82aB 4.40±1.17abAB 4.20±1.40aAB 3.70±1.25aA
BO 4.90±1.10aB 4.90±0.88aB 3.40±1.65aA 3.60±1.35aA 3.30±1.16aA
SO 5.30±0.95aB 5.20±0.92aB 4.80±0.92bAB 4.00±0.82aA 4.20±1.48aA
CONT 4.40±1.35aAB 5.10±1.29aB 4.30±0.82abAB 3.90±0.88aA 3.50±1.27aA
Overall acceptability BOSO 5.60±0.52aB 5.30±0.82aB 4.90±0.99aAB 4.80±1.69aAB 4.20±1.14aA
BO 6.00±0.94aC 5.50±1.08abC 4.30±1.25aA 5.00±1.05aABC 4.60±1.17aAB
SO 5.50±0.71aA 5.20±0.92aA 5.00±1.25aA 4.70±1.64aA 4.80±1.69aA
CONT 5.60±0.84aA 5.10±1.29aA 4.60±1.84aA 5.20±1.81aA 4.70±1.49aA
BOSO, sauce with added preservatives and heated sterilization; BO, sauce with added preservatives; SO, heat sterilized sauce; CONT, unprocessed sauce.
Values are mean±SD of triplicate determinations.
Values followed by different uppercase letters (a,b) within a row and by different uppercase letters (A-C) within a column are significantly different at p<0.05 based on Duncan’s multiple range test.