Table 4. Volumes, textures and sensory evaluations of the protein cubes supplemented with moringa leaf or green tea powder

	Control	Moringa leaf		Green tea
	Control	5%	7.5%	5%	7.5%
Volume and texture properties
Volume (mL)	10.00±0.00^1)a²⁾	9.29±0.00^b	8.57±0.00^c	10.00±0.00^a⁰	9.46±0.25^b
Chewiness (g)	130.29±9.77^d	174.88±40.89^c	407.94±13.03^a	221.74±13.70^b	163.53±4.00^c
Fracturability (g)	5,316.09±253.19^d	7,174.58±1510.65^c	12,899.97±934.75^a	8,652.72±0.71^b	6,431.51±82.28^d
Hardness (g/cm²)	12,146.11±461.32^d	16,442.89±2,532.36^c	45,989.12±1,016.87^a	21,428.28±2,279.89^b	15,608.02±670.96^c
Sensory attribute intensity
Greenish color	1.02±0.15^d²⁾	3.90±0.76^c	5.26±0.91^b	5.12±0.99^b	6.43±0.86^a
Grassy smell	1.17±0.44^c	4.50±1.33^b	5.00±1.29^b	4.50±1.42^b	5.57±1.21^a
Grassy taste	1.26±0.63^d	4.76±1.41^bc	5.02±1.26^b	4.48±1.19^c	5.67±1.26^a
Hardness	4.00±1.29^c	4.70±0.93^ab	4.58±1.07^b	4.98±1.26^ab	5.19±1.23^a
Sensory acceptability
Appearance	4.71±1.52^ab²⁾	4.93±1.20^a	5.33±1.20^a	4.29±1.24^b	4.83±1.62^ab
Color	4.26±1.74^b	5.05±1.23^a	5.38±1.23^a	3.79±1.28^b	4.31±1.55^b
Aroma	4.50±1.38^a	4.12±1.29^a	3.98±1.37^a	4.57±1.35^a	4.60±1.52^a
Taste	4.24±1.53^a	4.17±1.62^a	3.95±1.51^a	4.40±1.48^a	4.14±1.66^a
Texture	4.52±1.29^a	4.21±1.20^a	4.19±1.25^a	4.62±1.27^a	4.17±1.38^a
Overall acceptability	4.62±1.41^a	4.71±1.35^a	4.12±1.25^a	4.64±1.34^a	4.43±1.35^a

Each values are expressed as mean±SD (n=42) using 7-point hedonic scale (1=extremely weak or dislike, 4=normal, 7=extremely strong or like).
Values with different superscripts within the same row are significantly different by Duncan’s multiple range test at p<0.05.