CONSUMER SENSORY EVALUATION OF PEAR CULTIVARS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST, USA
Six pear cultivars, which had shown economic promise and regional adaptability in preliminary research were investigated for a consumer sensory profile, along with local commercial cultivars Williams and Green dAnjou. Seven hundred and eighty consumers participated in the sensory evaluation, which was divided into three different sets with four cultivars in each set.
In set 1 Concorde rated the highest in taste preference, while USDA66170-047 and USDA71655-014 rated high in appearance.
All of these cultivars rated higher than Williams in purchase intent.
In set 2, Blakes Pride (USDA 66131-021) rated highest in all four categories of appearance, taste, taste preference and purchase intent. Madeira rated higher in appearance preference than Williams. Over all the categories, Taylors Gold and Madeira were rated lower or similar to Williams. In set 3 Taylors Gold rated the highest in taste preference but rated the lowest in appearance preference.
Green dAnjou and Williams rated lower in taste preference than Taylors Gold or Blakes Pride. Furthermore, Williams rated even lower than Green dAnjou because the sensory evaluation was conducted on November 22nd and Williams had been stored in air for 3 months. Blakes Pride ranked high in appearance, taste preference and purchase intent.
The results indicate that most participants preferred a sweet pear, with flavor.
The most important quality factors recognized by consumers were texture, tartness and sourness, and juiciness.
Turner, J., Bai, J., Marin, A. and Colonna, A. (2005). CONSUMER SENSORY EVALUATION OF PEAR CULTIVARS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST, USA. Acta Hortic. 671, 355-360
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2005.671.50
https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2005.671.50
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2005.671.50
https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2005.671.50
liking scales, purchase intent, overall liking scores, appearance preference, taste, texture, ‘Williams’, ‘Concorde’, ‘USDA71655-014’, ‘USDA66170-047’, ‘Madeira’
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