Samples were prepared by placing fresh pretzel
pieces (less than 24 h old) into 2 oz plastic portion cup labeled
with a random 3-digit number.The participants consumed
samples of either a soy or wheat pretzel in random order
(counterbalanced) in ambient lighting. The participants reported
their level of acceptability on a 9-point hedonic scale with ‘‘1’’, on
the left, being ‘‘extremely dislike’’, ‘‘5’’ being ‘‘neither like nor
dislike’’, and ‘‘9’’, on the right, being ‘‘extremely like’’.