Formulation, Process Optimization, and Biochemical Characterization of Cereal-Based Sweet Potato and Mulberry Instant Beverage

Table 3

Linear and interactive effect of each variable on organoleptic responses of CIB formulations.

Variables	Appearance	Color	Flavor	Taste	Texture	Consistency	Overall acceptability
Independent variables	Linear effect (individual effect)
(cereal)	5.99	6.20	6.59	7.23	7.18	6.84	6.67
(pulse)	7.10	7.40	7.91	7.82	6.43	7.72	7.40
(fruit)	7.80	8.31	8.62	8.54	7.29	6.66	7.87
(vegetable)	7.23	7.52	8.10	8.23	6.16	7.77	7.50
Combined variables	Interactive effect (combined effect)
(cereal and pulse)	5.82	6.87	5.72	6.22	5.74	5.40	5.82
(cereal and fruit)	6.29	6.00	7.20	7.10	6.43	6.89	6.80
(cereal and vegetable)	5.94	6.32	5.89	6.12	6.12	6.34	6.12
(pulse and fruit)	7.23	7.43	8.10	8.42	7.83	7.21	7.70
(pulse and vegetable)	6.23	6.40	6.82	6.55	6.92	7.22	6.69
(fruit and vegetable)	6.89	7.12	7.72	7.92	6.43	7.22	7.22
ANOVA value
P value	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.001	0.05	0.01	0.001
	0.80	0.81	0.81	0.86	0.83	0.80	0.89

Significance level at ; Significance level at ;  = coefficient of regression.