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.