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Variety traits

Taste and aroma

Taste and aroma are organoleptic quality indicators determined by a combination of sugars, acids, and volatile compounds. In variety testing, they are evaluated by an expert tasting method on a five-point scale and supplemented by biochemical analysis.

Mentioned in descriptions 36 010 varieties reference book.

Taste and aroma are organoleptic indicators that, combined with texture, form the overall consumer value of a variety. Taste is composed of a harmonious balance of sweet, sour, salty, and bitter notes, while aroma is determined by a set of specific volatile compounds characteristic of a particular crop.

Evaluation of these characteristics during variety testing is carried out by the method of expert tasting using a five-point scale, where 5 points correspond to excellent taste and pronounced aroma, and 1–2 points to low indicators. The procedure is supplemented by laboratory biochemical analysis of the content of sugars, organic acids, dry matter, and anthocyanins, which constitute the chemical basis of taste.

Final indicators depend on the interaction of genotype and environmental conditions, including climate, growing degree days, and the level of mineral nutrition, where, for example, excess nitrogen can negatively affect quality. Agricultural practices, transport conditions, and subsequent post-harvest ripening of the produce also have a significant impact on the final result.

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Breakdown by crop

Rose Flavor and Fragrance 2 346 Apple Taste and Aroma 1 372 Grape taste and aroma 984 Pear taste and aroma 539 Lily Fragrance 529 Grape Taste and Aroma 410 Peach Taste and Aroma 405 Tomato Taste and Flavor 375 Flavor and Aroma of Garden Strawberry 365 Melon flavor and aroma 358 Apricot Taste and Aroma 258 Olive Flavor and Aroma 230 Plum taste and aroma 203 Pepper Flavor and Aroma 203 Sweet cherry taste and flavor 162 Tulip Flavor and Aroma 159 Raspberry Taste and Aroma 159 Apple Taste and Aroma 128 Potato taste and flavor 95 Dianthus caryophyllus fragrance 94 Blueberry flavor and aroma 85 Gooseberry taste and flavor 83 Parsley taste and aroma 83 Taste and Aroma of Blackcurrant 78

Found in these crops

Apple 1 237 Grapevine 1 188 Common grape vine 520 European pear 484 Peach 310 Garden strawberry 301 Melon 291 Olive 264 Apricot 215 Tomato 172 European plum 158 Common hop 156

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.

CARBONERO

Withdrawn

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

AGRINATURE INDALICA, S.A.

ES
1 record

China white

Active

Hyacinthus orientalis L. · Common hyacinth

Maatschap J.G. en S. Straathof

NL
1 record

Chauché gris G

Active

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

INCONNU (FR)

FR
1 record

Brum

Active

Anethum graveolens L. · Dill

Sytnychenko Serhii Mykolaiovych

UA
2 records

Bronstar

Terminated

Pyrus communis L. · European pear

LEMOINE RAPHAEL (FR)

FR
2 records

Calandro

Active

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

Dr. Rudolf Eibach / Prof. Dr. Reinhard Töpfer

DE
2 records

Brun argenté

Active

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

INCONNU (FR)

FR
1 record

Cabernet Cubin

Active

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

Dr. Bernd H.E. Hill c/o Staatl. Lehr-u.VA für Wein und Obstbau, Ref. Rebenzüchtung

DE
2 records

Cabernet Carbon

Terminated

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

Dr. Norbert Becker im Staatl. Weinbauinstitut

DE
2 records

Bonifacy

Terminated

Vaccinium corymbosum L. · Highbush blueberry

Szkola Glowna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego

PL
2 records

Bursanica

Terminated

Nicotiana tabacum L. · Tobacco

LAND BADEN RHEINSTETTEN| Land Baden-Wuerttemberg, vertreten durch Landw. Technologiez.AugustenbergAussenstelle Forchheim

DE
1 record

Catania

Active

Lilium L. · Lily

World Breeding B.V

NL
1 record

Breidecker

Terminated

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

LAND HESSEN GEISENHEIM| Land Hessen, vertreten durch FA f. Wein- und Gartenbau, Ge- traenketechnologie u.Landespflege-Fachgb. f.Rebenzuech.u.-veredl.-

DE
1 record

Bodeglut

Terminated

Solanum lycopersicum L. var. lycopersicum · Tomato

BIELAU| Dr. Rolf Bielau / KIESSLING| Dr. Dietrich Kiessling im Institut fuer Zuechtungsforschung

DE
2 records

Cantaro

Terminated

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

Land Bayern, vertreten durch Bayerische Landesanstalt für Weinbau und Gartenbau - Abt. Weinbau und Önologie -

DE
1 record

Bogota MAR

Terminated

Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry

Szkółka Markiewicz Agnieszka Markiewicz-Januszewska

PL
1 record

Cami

Active

Citrus reticulata Blanco · Mandarin orange

STARRANTINO ANGELO

IT
1 record

Cabertin

Active

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

Valentin Blattner-Haefeli und Frau Silvia

DE
2 records

Cabernet Dorsa

Active

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

Dr. Bernd H.E. Hill c/o Staatl. Lehr-u.VA für Wein und Obstbau, Ref. Rebenzüchtung

DE
2 records

Black Satin Mgy

Terminated

Rubus L. subg. Rubus · Blackberry

Józef Gwozdecki

PL
1 record

Bonne Vituaigne

Active

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

INCONNU (FR)

FR
1 record

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