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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.

Antares

Active

Foeniculum vulgare Mill. · Fennel

Bejo Zaden B.V.

NL
4 records

Agrovalus

Active

Cannabis sativa L. · Hemp

GRASSI GIULIO

IT
2 records

Ahrina

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

SCHMIDT| Prof. Dr. Hanna Schmidt / SAURE| Dr. Max Saure

DE
3 records

André

Active

Vitis L. · Grapevine

Šlechtitelská stanice vinařská Velké Pavlovice, a.s. (CZ)

CZ
3 records

African Pride

Application submitted

Prunus salicina Lindl. · Japanese plum

Mr Chris Smith, ARC Infruitec-Nietvoorbij

FR
4 records

Agni

Active

Vitis L. · Grapevine

Doc. Ing. Miloš Michlovský, CSc. (CZ)

CZ
3 records

4986 Seibel

Active

Vitis L. · Grapevine

INCONNU (FR)

FR
2 records

Alfiero

Active

Oryza sativa L. · Rice

BILONI MASSIMO ITALY

BG
2 records

007 RS

Application submitted

Cucumis melo L. · Melon

Nunhems Netherlands B.V.

NL
2 records

Yana

Active

Rubus idaeus L. · Red raspberry

Slavchev Slavey

2 records

Abafet

Active

Pyrus communis L. · European pear

Burlak Volodymyr Oleksandrovych, Diakov Anatolii Andriiovych,

UA
2 records

WP08 NIK03

Active

Dianthus x allwoodii hort. · Allwood pink

Carolyn Grace Bourne

2 records

White Pearl

Active

Gaultheria procumbens L. · Wintergreen

Karsten Rannacher

2 records

Westray

Active

Geranium L. · Crane's Bill

Alan H. Bremner

2 records

TRARED

Active

Trachelospermum jasminoides (Lindl.) Lem.

Arnaud Travers

2 records

With Love

Terminated

Lavandula stoechas L. · French lavender

Plant Growers Australia Pty Ltd

2 records

Wildmuskat

Active

Vitis L. · Grapevine

GERHARD STRECKER

3 records

Zodiac

Active

Rubus L. subg. Rubus · Blackberry

Hardigan Michael A.,Finn Chad E.

2 records

Triskel

Active

Humulus lupulus L. · Common hop

Wye Hops Ltd.

2 records

Witta

Application submitted

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Simone Bühlmann-Schütz Agroscope

2 records

TOBUDMAGEN

Active

Buddleja davidii Franch. · Butterfly bush

CHARLES VALIN

2 records

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