Results of public tastings of apple novelties at the end of the storage seasons during the last 10 years

Abstract

Blažek J., Paprštein F., Zelený L., Křelinová J. (2015): Results of public tastings of apple novelties at the end of the storage seasons during the last 10 years. Hort. Sci. (Prague), 42: 53-60.From a total number of 62 apple samples included in this study, 42 cultivars or selections were evaluated after storing in standard conditions, and the remaining 20 in ultra low oxygen (ULO) storing conditions. The top leader regarding total taste quality was cv. Meteor, which obtained the highest total scoring value, and also in the mean sequence it was the number one cultivar. In the following position with regard to the total fruit quality was cv. King Jonagold. In a decreasing sequence of total fruit quality, the cultivars were classified in the following order: Rosabel, Andera, Angold, Berta and Meteor stored in ULO. In the case of fruit taste alone, Gold Bohemia was the total leader. Followed by cvs Rubinola and Andera. Regarding the character of the taste, cv. King Jonagold was relatively the sweetest, closely followed by cvs Pinova and Goldstar. On the opposite spectrum, with relatively the most acidic taste, were cvs Jonagold, Topaz and Rubin, all of which were stored in ULO conditions. Regarding fruit appearance cv. Melrose was evaluated as the most attractive looking apple. It was followed in this characteristic by the novelty cv. HL 212. Next in sequence were cvs Šampion (ULO), Benet, Gala Must (ULO), Angold and Andera.

How Do Consumers Perceive Sensory Attributes of Apple?

“…The appearance of 'Golden Orange' fruit is as acceptable to consumers as the appearance of 'Golden Delicious' fruit. Blažek et al [29] reported that 'Florina' and 'Golden Delicious' achieved the same appearance rating (agrees with our results). Some available results confirm that 'Golden Orange' was well accepted by consumers [37].…”

“…There were no statistical differences in fruit taste between the apple cultivars studied. In the experiment by Blažek et al [29], the taste of cultivar 'Florina' was worse than that of 'Golden Delicious'. The final consumer evaluation of the tasted apples was overall impression.…”

“…Among the Golden cultivars, the sourness of 'Golden Orange' was rated better than that of 'Golden Delicious' and 'Goldstar'. Blažek et al [29] found that 'Topaz' scored worse in sourness than 'Golden Delicious' and 'Goldstar'.…”

The results of consumer preference testing of popular apple cultivars at the end of the storage season

“…The results of these single evaluations are usually published in a local horticultural periodical in the Czech language (Blažek, Paprštein 1999, 2012Blažek, Křelinová 2013;Blažek et al 2016). Only a part of these results was summarised and published in a scientific journal (Blažek et al 2015).The evaluation of the fruit's quality across the apple cultivars was frequently published in the past (Murray et al 2001;Harker et al 2006;Corollaro et al 2013).New apple selections are usually primarily evaluated in consumer panels. In one of them, consumer preferences were driven by sweetness, lack of tartness and the presence of a fruity flavour.…”

“…The results of these single evaluations are usually published in a local horticultural periodical in the Czech language (Blažek, Paprštein 1999, 2012Blažek, Křelinová 2013;Blažek et al 2016). Only a part of these results was summarised and published in a scientific journal (Blažek et al 2015).…”