Table 4.
Color of cooked noodles added with Houttuynia cordata Thunb. powder

Samples1) Color Flavor Taste Overall acceptability
Control 4.2±0.6a2),3),4)) 3.5±0.9a 3.3±0.7a 4.0±0.9a
HC-0.5 3.1±1.1b 3.2±1.0a 3.1±1.1a 3.6±1.0a,b
HC-1.0 2.7±0.7b 2.9±0.7a 2.4±0.5a 2.7±0.5b
HC-1.5 3.1±1.1b 2.8±1.2a 3.1±1.3a 3.1±1.3a,b
Control, normal noodle; HC-0.5, noodle containing 0.5% Houttuynia cordata Thunb. powder; HC-1.0, noodle containing 1.0% Houttuynia cordata cordata Thunb. powder; HC-1.5, noodle containing 1.5% Houttuynia cordata Thunb. powde
Values are Mean±SD (n=3)
5=excellent, 4=good, 3=moderate, 2=poor, 1=very poor
Different superscript letters within a column indicate significantly different values as assessed by Duncan’s multiple range test (p<0.05)