The sensory profile of the apricot jam was evaluated in terms of
colour, aroma, taste, spreadability and overall acceptability;
average scores of sensory attributes during storage are reported
in Table 4. Statistically, interaction time–temperature factor had
no significant effect on the sensory profile. In this work, jam
showed no significant variations of sensorial parameter scores
after storage, except for both spreadability and overall acceptability
at 5 C, and taste and overall acceptability at 37 C. The overall
acceptability was less affected by storage temperature of 5 C and
25 C than 37 C. Despite of a decrease in overall acceptability
scores at 37 C, data indicated that sensorial panel of the apricot
jam remained appreciative. In this sense, Chauhan et al. (2012)
reported that the sensory attributes for colour, appearance, flavour
and overall acceptability of the coconut jam samples showed a
decreasing trend, while the spreadability remained almost constant
throughout the storage period