2.5. Sensory evaluation
The fried poori samples were evaluated by a trained panel consisting of ten members who were regular consumers of pooris and similar fried products. Five sensory attributes namely appearance, colour, crispness, taste and overall acceptability were evaluated on a nine-point hedonic scale (Stone and Sidel,1985). Numerical values were assigned to each attribute on a 9 point scale in which 1 represents ‘dislike extremely’ and 9 represents ‘like extremely’.
2.6. Statistical analysis
Statistical analyses were carried out using MSTAT-C software.Data was subjected to analysis of variance (ANOVA two factor) followed by Tukey’s comparison of means at p ≤ 0.05.