Variety traits

Fruit acidity

Fruit acidity is a biological trait of a variety that determines taste quality, suitability for processing, and resistance to spoilage. It is assessed via the total concentration of all acids contained in the fruit.

Mentioned in descriptions 10 508 varieties reference book.

Fruit acidity is a biochemical quality indicator reflecting the sugar-acid ratio, which shapes the taste of the produce. This parameter determines the suitability of fruits for fresh consumption or industrial processing and also influences storage life, as an increased acidity level inhibits the development of pathogenic microorganisms.

For objective evaluation, the titratable acidity index is used, representing the total concentration of free acids and their salts. In laboratory conditions, this parameter is determined by the titration method using alkaline solutions until a fixed pH level is reached. The measurement results are expressed in grams per 100 grams of product or as a percentage.

In official variety testing, acidity is evaluated as one of the key quality indicators, often in combination with sugar content via the sugar-acid ratio. The final values of the trait depend on the crop species, although they are also influenced by the maturity stage of the fruits, growing conditions, and the mineral nutrition regime of the plants.

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Breakdown by crop

Grape acidity 1 160 Grape acidity 507 Acidity of apple fruit 202 Peach fruit acidity 116 Tomato Fruit Acidity 116 Blueberry fruit acidity 52 Acidity of sweet cherry fruit 32 Olive Fruit Acidity 32 Fruit Acidity — Garden Strawberry 32 Apricot fruit acidity 21 Lemon Fruit Acidity 20 Acidity of Mandarin Fruits 18 Fruit acidity — Sour cherry 17 Citrus fruit acidity 16 Orange Fruit Acidity 16 Blackberry Fruit Acidity 15 Plum fruit acidity 13 Fruit acidity — Japanese plum 13 Pear fruit acidity 12 Acidity of oat grains 9 Tomato Fruit Acidity 8 Acidity of Apple Fruit 7 Raspberry fruit acidity 7 Acidity of kiwifruit 6

Found in these crops

Grapevine 1 163 Common grape vine 507 Apple 505 Bigleaf hydrangea 301 Tomato 238 Peach 194 European pear 127 Sweet cherry 122 Garden strawberry 86 Highbush blueberry 77 Apricot 58 European plum 48

Varieties that feature this in their description

Selection based on the description text, not official resistance ratings: such data is not available in registers. Mention indicates that the trait is discussed in the variety's sources; see the variety's profile for details on what is specifically stated.

Tardif de Tain

Active

Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot

Pierre Jourdan (FR)

3 records

Tasti Lee

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Bejo Zaden B.V.

3 records

Tamar

Active

Citrus reticulata Blanco · Mandarin orange

Nir Carmi/Yosef Yaniv/Kanonich Yeoshua/Tal Amit

4 records

TFCH520010

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

GREENROAD B.V.

2 records

Talya

Terminated

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

SEMILLAS FITO, S.A.

2 records

Super Snow White

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Domaine Public (FR)

2 records

Surecrop

Active

Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry

Scott & Sons Co (US)

3 records

Starlor

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Gautier Semences SAS (FR)

3 records

Sorrento

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. var. lycopersicum · Tomato

LA SEMIORTO SEMENTI SRL

4 records

Somo

Active

Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot

Instytut Ogrodnictwa - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy

3 records

Solaris

Active

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

Dr. Norbert Becker im Staatl. Weinbauinstitut

3 records

Starcott 3

Application submitted

Citrus reticulata Blanco · Mandarin orange

QUALIAGRO, S.A.

2 records

Snakr

Active

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

SIChKAR ANATOLIJ OLEGOVICh / STETSYuK NATAL'Ya ALEKSANDROVNA

2 records

Sonya

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

McLaren John

2 records

Sineva

Active

Prunus domestica L. · European plum

Institute of Fruit Crops-Plovdiv

3 records

Server

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

ZAO «SEMKO-YUNIOR»

2 records

Selija

Active

Pyrus communis L. · European pear

Rudolfs Dumbravs

2 records

Sauvageon Barré

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Domaine Public (FR)

2 records

SANGRE DE TORO

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

2 records

Sambucca

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

ReinSaat KG

2 records

Santy Yellow

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.

3 records

SAN JUSTO

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

2 records

Salade vert lime

Protection expired

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Domaine Public (FR)

2 records

Rusałka

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Hodowla Roslin Strzelce Sp z.o.o. Grupa IHAR

5 records

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