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http://dx.doi.org/10.11002/kjfp.2016.23.7.1065

Quality characteristics and sensory evaluation of Fuji apple based on commodity price  

Ku, Kyung Hyung (Food Distribution System Research Group, Korea Food Research Institute)
Choi, Eun Jeong (Food Distribution System Research Group, Korea Food Research Institute)
Kim, Sang-Seop (Food Distribution System Research Group, Korea Food Research Institute)
Jeong, Moon Cheol (Food Distribution System Research Group, Korea Food Research Institute)
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Food Science and Preservation / v.23, no.7, 2016 , pp. 1065-1073 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study investigated the sensory attributes and quality characteristics of Fuji apples based on market commodity price to provide data for quality index of Fuji apples. Samples were purchased from the Garak market (Seoul Agro-Fisheries & Food Corporation) and divided into four groups depending on the price such as group A, B, C, D. There were no significant differences in their volume and weight among groups. In the soluble solid content and total free sugar, A and B group (high price) showed higher content than those of C and D (low price) group. And also, the A group and B, C, D group showed 386.29 mg% and 320.09~359.28 mg% in the total organic acid content, respectively. As an sensory evaluation results, A group and B group were evaluated higher score than those of C and D group in the uniformity of red color and glossiness of skin and unique apple sensory attributes using quantitative descriptive analysis. Consumer test showed similar to quantitative descriptive analysis results in the various sensory attributes. In the analysis results between quality characteristics and sensory attributes of Fuji apples, total acceptability was correlated positively with titratable acidity (r=0.58), soluble solid (r=0.89), soluble solid content/titratable acidity ratio (r=0.42), total free sugar (r=0.36) and total organic acid (r=0.38). Based on principal component analysis of apple's quality characteristics, apples were primary separated along the first principal component (pH, acidity, soluble solid content, total free sugar, organic acid), which accounted for 66.01% of total variance. In addition, principal component analysis of sensory evaluation revealed a total variance for the quantitative descriptive of 55. 65% and a total variance for the consumer test of 55.84%.
Keywords
Fuji apple; commodity price; quality characteristics; sensory evaluation;
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