New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science abstracts

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Objective method for estimating sensory response to juiciness in apples

GERALDINE BOULTON
VIRGINIA CORRIGAN
ROSS LILL

New Zealand Institute for Crop & Food
Research Limited
Private Bag 4005
Levin, New Zealand

Abstract  A modified method was used to measure moisture release from apples (Malus domestica Borkh.). The method was based on the area of spread of juice from the freshly cut surface of apple slices on CuSO4-treated filter papers, measured as a ratio of the surface area of apple slice. A trained sensory panel of seven people rated four apple samples for juiciness over 10 sessions. From averaged panel ratings and transformed filter paper ratios, a logistic curve was fitted with an R² of 0.92.

Keywords  filter papers; juiciness; sensory; texture

New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science, 1997, Vol. 25: 283-289

0114-0671/97/2503-0283 $7.00/0 (c) The Royal Society of New Zealand 1997

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