Modelling and Classification of Apple Textural Attributes Using Sensory, Instrumental and Compositional Analyses.

ABSTRACT: Textural characteristics of fruit are important for their quality, storability, and consumer acceptance. While texture can be evaluated instrumentally or sensorially, instrumental measurements are preferred if they can be reliably related to human perception. The objectives of this research were to validate instrumental measurements with sensory determinations, develop a classification scheme to group apples by their textural characteristics, and create models to predict sensory attributes from instrumental and compositional analyses. The textural characteristics (crispness, hardness, juiciness, and skin toughness) of 12 apple cultivars were evaluated on new and established cultivars. Fruit was also evaluated using five instrumental measurements from TA.XTplus Texture Analyzer, and three c

SUBMITTER: Bejaei M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7916372 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature