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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.

Balshameai

Active

Lantana camara L. · Lantana

SCOTT C TREES

1 record

Amazone

Terminated

Tanacetum parthenium (L.) Sch. Bip. · Feverfew

Hendrik W. van der Velde

1 record

Abraxmaxx

Active

Rosmarinus officinalis L. · Rosemary

Volmary Ltd

1 record

BALARDEBLU

Withdrawn

Nemesia foetens Venten · Nemesia

SCOTT C TREES

1 record

Alabama

Active

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

PSB Producción Vegetal S.L

2 records

Azulis

Application submitted

Prunus salicina Lindl. · Japanese plum

PSB Producción Vegetal S.L

1 record

Balarlipi

Withdrawn

Nemesia foetens Venten · Nemesia

SCOTT C TREES

1 record

AC 459 011

Active

Actinidia chinensis Planch. · Kiwifruit

RAFFAELE TESTOLIN|GUIDO CIPRIANI|GUGLIELMO COSTA

1 record

AP CY002

Terminated

Choisya x dewitteana Geerinck

Alan Postill

1 record

ANNY200816

Active

Syringa meyeri C. K. Schneid. · Meyer lilac

ANDRE VAN NIJNATTEN

1 record

ANDVAL1601

Active

Vaccinium corymbosum L. · Highbush blueberry

Školky Litomyšl spol. s.r.o.

2 records

Alvar

Active

Vaccinium L. · Bilberry

Maatalouden tutkimuskeskus (MTTK) (later: Maa- ja elintarviketaouden tutkimuskeskus (MTT)/ Present Luonnonvarakeskus (Luke))

2 records

ALAB1

Withdrawn

Prunus x dasycarpa Ehrh. · purple apricot

Gennady Eremin

2 records

Akoya

Active

Humulus lupulus L. · Common hop

Alexander Feiner

1 record

Ursynowska

Terminated

Coriandrum sativum L. · Coriander

Szkola Glowna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego

PL
1 record

Orange Spice

Active

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

Syngenta Crop Protection AG

NL
1 record

Harold

Application submitted

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

Ahamad Natur

CY
1 record

Tardo

Protection expired

Foeniculum vulgare Mill. · Fennel

HR SI
3 records

Da taglio

Active

Apium graveolens L. var. dulce (Mill.) Pers. · Celery

SI
2 records

Delikatesse

Protection expired

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

HR SI
2 records

Bardowicker

Protection expired

Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Nyman ex A. W. Hill · Parsley

HR SI
2 records

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