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.

Cat's Meow

Active

Nepeta x faassenii Bergmans ex Stearn · Faassen's catnip

Walters Gardens Inc

4 records

A-2491T

Active

Rubus L. subg. Rubus · Blackberry

University of Arkansas

4 records

FLR14-372

Active

Vaccinium corymbosum L. · Highbush blueberry

Rústicas del Guadalquivir S.L.^^^Florida Foundation Seed Producers Inc. (FFSP Marianna Office)

6 records

BPN 02

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

William Kenneth Shields Julie Lynette Shields

4 records

Albion

Active

Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry

UNIV.DE CALIFORNIA

ES NL RO

29 records

Barke

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

SAATZUCHT JOSEF BREUN GMBH and CO.KG

AT DE DK EE FI HR +5

31 records

Benicia

Active

Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry

University of California

ES NL

26 records

Karlena

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Steinbach/Pfeffer

CZ DE HR HU IE LT +4

16 records

Aromas

Active

Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA WOLFSKILL EXPERIMENTAL ORCHARD

ES NL PL RO

21 records

Sunspark

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

SUNDERMEYER, Gerhard, DE

HR UA

17 records

Monterey

Active

Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA WOLFSKILL EXPERIMENTAL ORCHARD

ES NL

23 records

Scifresh

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

White Allan

FR NL

17 records

Titania

Active

Ribes nigrum L. · Blackcurrant

Tamas Pal

CZ DE DK HU LT NL +3

26 records

Seascape

Active

Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry

University of Calfornia, Deparment of Pomology

DE DK ES FR HU NL +2

24 records

Florina

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

RESPUBLIKANSKOE NAUCHNO-PROIZVODSTVENNOE DOCHERNEE UNITARNOE PREDPRITIE «INSTITUT PLODOVODSTVA»

CZ ES FR HU LT NL +2

26 records

Delstrobla

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

Pepinieres et Roseraies Georges Delbard| FR

BE DE ES FR IT NL

13 records

Sirius

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Zima Jan, Louda Otto, Tupy Jaroslav,

CZ HU NL UA

20 records

Rafzaqu

Active

Rubus idaeus L. · Red raspberry

Promo-Fruit, CH

NL UA

19 records

Korturek

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

Wilhelm Kordes, W. Kordes' Sohne Rosenschulen GmbH & Co KG

HU PL

14 records

Clockwork

Active

Vaccinium corymbosum L. · Highbush blueberry

Wagner L. Adam, Brazelton M. David

21 records

Plumac

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Plunkett Geoffrey R. P.

15 records

Golden Delicious

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

CZ ES FR HU NL PL +2

27 records

Rafzubin

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Walter Hauenstein-Roschli

BE CZ DE ES FR NL +1

22 records

Elstar

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

T. Visser I.V.T.

BE DE FR HU NL PL +1

21 records

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Variety traits

Maturity group 89 063
Yield 67 000
Vigor 53 548
Plant height 51 504
Lodging 50 198
Variety origin 29 523
Productivity 27 845
Winter hardiness 27 261

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This summary is compiled from the publications listed in the sources and verified by an editor. It contains no legally significant information; it provides agronomic context for registry data rather than the registry data itself.