Processing in retortable pouches improved the sensory quality
of the product. The panelists rated the canned product’s toughness
as less desirable. The increased heat inputs, which resulted in an
increased loss of water content in canned products, resulted in less
desirable firmness and toughness. Panelists rated canned products
color as less desirable than the pouched products. This is mainly due
to the longer process time of cans which resulted in the darker product.
The texture was rated as more desirable firmness and more succulent
for pouched products. The overall acceptability of the product
was rated significantly higher in the pouched products than the
canned products. Overall results of sensory evaluation are shown in
Table 6.