Table 3. Sensory evaluation of yakju with water extracts of fermented ginseng sprouts

Sample1) Flavor Color Sweet taste Sour taste Swallow Overall acceptability
Con 6.00±1.072)ab3) 5.88±0.64ns4) 4.50±1.41ns 4.13±1.13ns 4.38±0.52ns 3.88±0.64ab
We 5.13±0.99a 5.13±1.25 3.88±1.25 2.75±1.16 4.00±1.07 3.25±0.70a
Lb 5.88±1.13ab 5.88±1.25 4.50±0.93 4.00±1.60 4.38±0.74 4.38±1.60b
Ef 6.50±1.07b 5.75±0.89 3.88±2.36 4.38±2.00 4.00±1.30 4.38±0.52b
Con, Yakju made without ginseng sprouts; We, Yakju made with water extracts of ginseng sprouts; Lb, Yakju made with extracts of ginseng sprouts fermented by Lactobacillus bulgaricus; Ef, Yakju made with extracts of ginseng sprouts fermented by Enterococcus faecalis.
All values are mean±SD (n=8).
Means with different superscript letters in the same column are significantly different at p⟨0.05 by Duncan’s multiple range test. a⟨b.
Not significant.