Study on Preparation and Shelf life of Chicken Tinola on the Go

The study focused on the Sensorial evaluation and shelf-life of Chicken Tinola on the go as alternative to instant cup noodles. This product aims to make an instant Chicken Tinola available anytime and anywhere. To further appreciate the general acceptability of Chicken Tinola on the go in terms of aroma, appearance, texture and taste, a sensory evaluation was done by the 50 respondents from different respondents across groups. Where include children and lactating mother, students (boarders), travelers and food experts. Means and Standard Deviation were used to describe the data gathered. As the level of acceptability, in terms of appearance the chicken tinola on the go was rated very positively, with a mean score of 4.33, the aroma is also rated very positively, with a category mean score of 4.35 that received high satisfaction score, while the taste was received mean score of 4.29 and lastly for texture was rated highly as well, with mean score of 4.25 which the evaluation shows a high level of satisfaction across various sensory attributes among different groups. The appearance and aroma received the highest satisfaction scores, particularly from lactating mother and students-boarders, taste and texture were also well-received, although travelers and food experts rated them slightly lower compared to other groups. The results indicate that the Chicken Tinola on the go product is generally very acceptable across different groups of respondents. The sensorial evaluation shows that there is a significant difference in the aroma among the respondents, but no significant difference in their evaluation of appearance, taste and texture. Overall, the acceptability of the Chicken Tinola on the go was found to be very high across all evaluated sensory attributes, with mean scores consistently in the range indicating very satisfied responses. This suggests that the incorporation of the Chicken Tinola on the go is well-received in terms of aroma, appearance, texture and taste.