Physicochemical and sensory characteristics of selected Michigan sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) cultivars

Sweet cherry cultivars grown in Northern Michigan in 1992 were analyzed for sensory and physicochemical characteristics. 'Emperor Francis', a yellow/red blushed, light color cultivar had the highest Brix/acid ratio at the 4th harvest, and it scored higher in sensory tests for sweetness fla...

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Published inJournal of food quality Vol. 16; no. 5
Main Authors Guyer, D.E, Sinha, N.K, Chang, T.S, Cash, J.N
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.10.1993
Subjects
ANALISIS ORGANOLEPTICO
ANALYSE ORGANOLEPTIQUE
FRUTALES
MICHIGAN
PLANTE FRUITIERE
PROPIEDADES FISICO-QUIMICAS
PROPRIETE PHYSICOCHIMIQUE
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Summary:Sweet cherry cultivars grown in Northern Michigan in 1992 were analyzed for sensory and physicochemical characteristics. 'Emperor Francis', a yellow/red blushed, light color cultivar had the highest Brix/acid ratio at the 4th harvest, and it scored higher in sensory tests for sweetness flavor and overall acceptability than the dark cultivars, 'Sam' and 'Hedelfingen'. Harvest dates showed significant effect on titrable acidity, Brix, Brix/acid ratio, sugars, weight and diameter of fruits. Brix/acid ratio showed significant correlation with sweetness. Correlation coefficients between overall consumer acceptability and measured parameters for three sweet cherry cultivars indicate that firmness has potential as an objective overall index for acceptability
Bibliography:Q04
9509371
ISSN:0146-9428
1745-4557
DOI:10.1111/j.1745-4557.1993.tb00121.x