SENSORY EVALUATION AND ACCEPTABILITY OF CORN-BASED NUTRI-SNACK FOR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL


Czarina Mae S. Danzalan, Martina Delos Reyes-Peñalber
Isabela State University, Echague Campus, Philippines
Abstract
The purpose of the study delves on innovating Corn-Based Sagip Nutri-Snack. It generally aims to innovate supplementary snack for school-based feeding program and contribute to attainment of Sustainable Development Goals. The study has been conducted for sensory evaluation, acceptability, nutritive value, return on investment and market analysis. This study was conducted within January- May 2024 at Jones Rural School. The research design was experimental study. The five treatments are sensory evaluated according to color/appearance, taste/flavor, odor/aroma, and general acceptability by fifty individuals thirty-three female and twenty-two male who were randomly selected junior high school students. Results of sensory evaluation were statistically analyzed using one-way classification of the Analysis of Variance. F test, mean, and descriptive statistics were used to determine if there is significant difference among the treatments. In terms of degree of acceptability, the study reveals that respondents prefer treatment 2. The acceptability consumer index for Treatment 1 achieved the highest followed closely by Treatment 2 with only 0.04 difference. As regards to nutritive value, Treatment 1 has the lowest energy while other treatments have higher energy. This suggests that treatments with Nutri-Pack is more viable option. The Market Analysis of product showed that Treatment 2 is more favorable than Treatment 1. In terms of ROI treatment 2 have comparable ROI to treatment 1. The positive result of the innovation must be disseminated to schools and other agencies to maximize the viability of the product.
Keywords: Acceptability Consumer Index, Economic Growth, Nutri-Snack, Sagip, Sensory Evaluation, Zero hunger
Journal Name :
EPRA International Journal of Research & Development (IJRD)

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Published on : 2024-06-27

Vol : 9
Issue : 6
Month : June
Year : 2024
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