Table 2 The sensory evaluation of the functional Koumiss added with Cichorium intybus L. (chicory)

Attributes	Addition of Cichorium intybus L. (chicory) (%)				A five-point hedonic scale
	0 (Control)	1	2	3	1, extremely poor; 2, poor; 3, fair; 4, good; 5, excellent
Taste	2.9±0.8A	2.8±0.6A	2.6±0.8A	2.5±0.8A	The higher the intensity of the bitterness, the lower the score
Flavor	2.9±0.5A	2.5±0.8A	2.4±0.6A	2.3±0.7A	The lower the intensity of Koumiss’s aroma, the lower the score
Color	4.7±0.4A	4.3±0.4AB	4.2±0.4B	3.9±0.5B	The lower the intensity of the white color, the lower the score
Texture	3.6±0.4A	3.4±0.4A	3.3±0.4A	3.3±0.6A	The lower the intensity of Koumiss’s texture, the lower the score
Overall acceptability	3.5±0.5A	3.3±0.5A	3.1±0.5A	3.0±0.6A	The higher the total score, the higher overall acceptability.

All points are expressed as means of duplicate determinations.
Within a row, means with different superscripts are significantly different (p<0.05).