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Appendix 9: Sorghum Flour Tortilla Definitions and Reference Sheet for
Descriptive Analysis
APPEARANCE
Yellow Color: The hue of that portion of the visible spectrum lying between
orange and green.
References: Great Value sliced Swiss cheese = 2
KSU Call Hall butter = 7
Lemon rind = 15
Brown Color: A dark tertiary color with a yellowish or reddish hue.
References: Cannellini bean = 1
Mission 96% fat free whole wheat flour tortilla = 7
Hershey’s milk chocolate bar = 15
Evenness of Color: Degree to which the color is free from variations or fluctuations.
Tortilla placed on white paper.
References: Mission flour tortilla (fajita size) = 2
Mission 96% fat free whole wheat flour tortilla = 13
Opacity: Degree to which a substance is transparent or translucent.
Place hand behind tortilla and hold up to light. (Window=1)
References: Parchment paper = 3
Napkin = 13
Shape (round): Being such that every part of the surface or the circumference is
equidistant from the center.
Surface: Degree to which the outer face presents variations or fluctuations
by means of blistering and puffing.
References: Mission 96% fat free whole wheat flour tortilla = 5
Mission flour tortilla (fajita size) = 11
Grain Specks: A small spot of grain differing in color or substance from that of
the surface upon which it lies.
References: Mission flour tortilla (fajita size) = 1
Mission 96% fat free whole wheat flour tortilla = 15
Glossiness: The property of having a shiny or lustrous surface.
References: Cardboard = 1
Magazine = 15
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