The results are represented by two principal components, accounting for 41.11% of the explanations. The horizontal component divides the attributes into two groups: washed minced fish and whole fish. The attributes associated with the washed minced fish (left side) were succulence, tenderness, and presence of herbs. The attributes associated with the whole minced fish (right side) were fish shape, salty taste, umami taste, fish flavor, herb flavor and residual artificial flavor, which are highly positively correlated with overall impression, being the sensory descriptors
that drive preference for the Mackerel burgers. The remaining descriptors crust color, pulp color, thickness, fish aroma, aroma of artificial flavor, hardness, crunchiness and cohesiveness also positively contributed to the hedonic dimension of the Mackerel burger, as they lie near the samples with the highest preference scores.