Shivanna, Sonu K.
Naik, Laxmana
Rao, Priyanka Singh
Article History
Received: 1 May 2025
Accepted: 19 December 2025
First Online: 22 December 2025
Declarations
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: We confirm that the requirement for ethical approval for this study was reviewed and deemed exempt by the Institutional Ethics Committee of ICAR–National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI), as per the prevailing institutional policy. The sensory evaluation in this study was conducted by trained panelists from the faculty of the Dairy Technology Division, Southern Regional Station (SRS), ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI). As such, formal ethical approval was not required, and the protocol was deemed exempt by institutional policy. All procedures were carried out in accordance with standard ethical practices for non-invasive sensory studies.
: Informed consent was obtained from all individuals participating in the sensory evaluation.
: All participants were informed that anonymized data may be published, and consent for publication was obtained.
: The authors declare no competing interests.