Table 3. Sensory evaluation of rice muffins

Muffins¹⁾	Crumb color	Flavor	Taste	Mouthfeel	Overall acceptability
0-TDF	7.90±1.30^a	6.87±1.22^a	6.67±1.09^a	6.57±1.25^a	6.93±1.26^a
5-TDF	6.47±1.33^b	6.80±1.32^a	6.33±1.21^ab	6.57±1.52^a	6.80±1.40^a
10-TDF	5.93±1.64^bc	6.17±1.15^ab	6.33±1.37^ab	5.90±1.56^ab	6.50±1.22^a
20-TDF	5.43±1.45^c	5.70±1.24^b	5.60±1.40^b	5.20±1.35^b	5.53±1.36^b

TDF denotes tigernut dietary fiber and the prefixes represent the % substitution level in rice powder. Mean±SD (n=3) within each column followed by different superscript letters (^a-c) are significantly different (p<0.05).