Poststorage Sensory Profiles of Fruit of Five Apple Cultivars Harvested at Different Maturity Stages

Abstract

Apples offive cultivars (Braeburn, Fuji, Golden Delicious, Red Chief and Staymared) were harvested four times at weekly intervals. Selected and trained panelists evaluated the intensity of sensory characteristics offiuits after storage (4 months at OC in air) and shelf-life at 20C by descriptive analysis. Sensory attributes were firmness, crispness, mealiness, juiciness, sweetness, sourness and aroma. Harvest time mainly influenced fruit texture after storage: in Staymared the juiciest and the most crispjiuits were those of the intermediate harvests, in Red Chief those of the first harvest, while in Fuji those of the last two harvests. Sensory quality of Braeburn and Golden Delicious was not affected by harvest time. The characterization of apple maturity and cultivars according to the sensory characteristics offiuits can help to idenhfL the fruit best satisfLing the consumers' requirements.

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