SENSORY QUALITY OF AUSTRALIAN DAGEN PRUNES IN RELATION TO FRUIT MATURITY AND CHEMICAL-COMPOSITION

Authors
SCOTT KJ YUEN CMC KIM GH
Citation
Kj. Scott et al., SENSORY QUALITY OF AUSTRALIAN DAGEN PRUNES IN RELATION TO FRUIT MATURITY AND CHEMICAL-COMPOSITION, Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 62(1), 1993, pp. 95-97
Citations number
2
Categorie Soggetti
Agriculture,"Food Science & Tenology
Journal title
Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture → ACNP
ISSN journal
00225142
Volume
62
Issue
1
Year of publication
1993
Pages
95 - 97
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-5142(1993)62:1<95:SQOADP>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
The effects of harvesting prunes at different stages of maturity on th e eating quality of rehydrated prunes were studied during two seasons. Fruit from commercial orchards were harvested six times at weekly int ervals. The total soluble solids, the ratio of total soluble solids to titratable acidity, and dry matter increased and titratable acidity d eclined during the harvesting periods. The sensory tests showed that l inear regressions relating eating quality to each of the above chemica l indices of maturity were significant.