Acceptability of Rana Catesbeiana (Frog) as Chorizo

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

According to an agricultural data technology company, "The world could be facing a food shortage in just 10 years." Menker believes that the year 2023 will be the crossover point when we will no longer be able to produce enough food to feed a growing population. This signifies that food security must be strengthened. It calls for innovation and preservation. Moreover, though exotic meat consumption is not well tracked, demand for it appears to be rising and some industry insiders and watchers say that's likely to continue as foodie culture grows (Sagan, 2016). Applying a new twist in various exotic meat can really be helpful like for instance, frog meat into chorizo. The success of this study can generate knowledge for business as well as growing frogs for sustainability of its meat.

METHODS

The researchers conducted an experiment. There were three treatments. This was done to determine the exact ratio that can satisfy the consumer. After the process of making the chorizo from frog meat, the researchers selected fifty (50) respondents through purposive sampling. The respondents were from Home Economics (Cookery) strand. Structured questionnaire was used to gather the needed data. The questionnaire was divided into four (4) categories which contained three (3) items. The chorizo was evaluated in terms of aroma, taste, appearance and acceptability.

RESULTS

The results reveal that, Treatment A got the means of 4.42 (aroma), 3.06 (taste), 4.45 (appearance) and 4.28 (acceptability). Treatment B obtained the means of aroma 4.50 (aroma), 4.53 (taste), 4.72 (appearance) and 4.68 (acceptability). Treatment C garnered the means of 4.43 (aroma), 3.68 (taste), 4.48 (appearance) and 4.60 (acceptability).

DISCUSSIONS

The results show that Treatment B got the highest means in terms of aroma, taste, appearance and acceptability. All the means in Treatment B were interpreted as strongly agree. This indicates that chorizo made of frog meat can be introduce to the market for reproduction and consumption.