Untreated, pasteurized and HPP smoothies were evaluated
based on their sensory attributes: colour, fruity aroma, taste, consistency
and overall acceptability. The scores are shown in Fig. 4.
The colour of the smoothies remained stable after HP treatments
(both milk- and soy-smoothies) with scores of around 6.8, and the
panel noted no significant differences compared to the untreated
samples (score: 6.9). Although pasteurized smoothies had the
lowest scores (6.4 and 6.5), there were no significant changes from
the untreated samples.
The untreated beverages had a more marked fruity aroma: 5.6
and 5.2 for milk- and soy-smoothies respectively. No significan