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.

TNAGAPL

Active

Agastache Clayt. ex Gronov. · Giant hyssop

Janet N. Egger

2 records

Thetis

Active

Caryopteris x clandonensis A. Simmonds ex anon. · Clandon bluebeard

Bernd Steinegger

2 records

Ventecu

Active

Teucrium fruticans L. · Tree Germander

Vertnantes S.A.R.L.

2 records

TAMAR

Application submitted

Citrus L. · Citrus

Yosef Yaniv

2 records

Thalia

Active

Anethum graveolens L. · Dill

Nunhems Germany GmbH

2 records

Vidoc

Active

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

Bundesrepublik Deutschland vertreten durch Julius Kühn-Institut, Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (INRAE)

2 records

Temptation

Active

Skimmia japonica Thunb. · Japanese skimmia

Praktijkonderzoek Plant en Omgeving B.V.

2 records

Temptation

Active

Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry

Nobuo Kanasashi

3 records

Sweet Zanica

Active

Lilium L. · Lily

Vletter & Den Haan Beheer B.V

2 records

TMSTR14PNK

Active

Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry

CHARLES VALIN

3 records

Twyford

Active

Lilium L. · Lily

Vletter & Den Haan Beheer B.V

2 records

TOSTD0460

Active

Pelargonium zonale (L.) L'Hér. · Horseshoe pelargonium

Monte-Michielsen Fabienne

2 records

Tukker Princess

Active

Thalictrum flavum L. · common meadow-rue

Freddie H. Fahner

2 records

THOMOCHA

Active

Cosmos atrosanguineus (Hook.) Voss · Chocolate cosmos

CHARLES VALIN

2 records

Sultana

Active

Humulus lupulus L. · Common hop

Roger D Jeske

2 records

TAN07291

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

CHRISTIAN EVERS

2 records

Stellar Ruby

Application submitted

Magnolia figo (Lour.) DC. · Banana-shrub

Thomas Patrick McCracken

2 records

Sunviolamari

Terminated

Viola L. · Pansy

Takamura Naoto|Miyazaki Kiyoshi

2 records

Tessa

Active

Ipheion uniflorum (Lindl.) Raf.

Masaji Saito

2 records

Streib 2a

Active

Rubus idaeus L. · Red raspberry

Karl Streib

3 records

Sovereign

Active

Humulus lupulus L. · Common hop

Peter Darby

2 records

SARSID4

Active

Sarcococca hookeriana Baill.

Gurjit Sidhu

2 records

Sweet Mario

Active

Spathiphyllum Schott · Spathiphyllum

P.C.M. Olsthoorn Holding B.V.

2 records

Sophie

Active

Buddleja davidii Franch. · Butterfly bush

Louis Venhorst en Zn. B.V.

2 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.