Sensory evaluations were performed in triplicate on
each sample by sensory panelists. A trained twelve-member
panel consisting of researchers from the department
of Food Sciences and Biotechnology of Animal
Resources at Konkuk University in Korea was used to
evaluate the emulsion type cooked sausage made with
irradiated pork meat. The samples were taken out from
vacuum packaged bags, cut into 5 mm slices and served
to the panels when samples were at room temperature.
Panellists were presented with randomly coded samples
and required to cleanse their palate between samples with
water. Color (1=extremely undesirable, 10=extremely desirable),
flavor (1=extremely undesirable, 10=extremely
desirable), tenderness (1=extremely tough, 10=extremely
tender), juiciness (1=extremely dry, 10=extremely juicy),
off-odor (1=extremely weak, 10=extremely strong), and
overall acceptance (1=extremely undesirable, 10=extremely
desirable) of samples were evaluated using a 10-point
descriptive scale. This analysis was conducted using the
hedonic test described by Lee et al. (2008b).