Exocarp appearance (Skin) | Color intensity | Intensity of oriental melon color (yellow~light orange) | |
Vividness of white stripe | Vivid degree of white stripe on the oriental melon skin | | No standards | |
Depthof whitestripe | The depth of white stipe on the oriental melon skin | | No standards | |
Regularityof whitestripe | Regularity of white stipe on the oriental melon skin | | No standards | |
Degreeof damage | Damage degree of oriental melon skin | | No standards | |
Size | Size of oriental melon | | No standards | |
Exocarp aroma (Skin) | Unique oriental melon | Fresh oriental melon | Distilled water | | Fresh oriental melon (within one days after harvest) |
Sweet | Theodorassociatedwithfructosesyrup | Distilled water | | 10%(w/w)fructose solution |
Mesocarp appearance (out-side) | Opaque degree | Opaque degree of hyperdermal mesocarp | | No standards | |
Proportion of mesocarp | The percentage of mesocarp in the whole oriental melon | | No standards | |
Green intensity of hyperdermal mesocarp | Green intensity of oriental melon | |
Endocarp appearance (seed cavity) | Transparency | Transparency of endocarp | | No standards | |
Attachment intensity | Attachment intensity between mesocarp and endocarp(seed) | | | |
Crack degree of endocarp | Degree to which ovary was divided | | | |
Color of entralcore | Color of endocarp | | No standards | |
Size of seed | | | No standards | |
Mesocarparoma | Sweet | The odor associated with fructose syrup | Distilled water | | 10% (w/w) fructose solution |
Oriental melon | Fresh oriental melon | Distilled water | | Fresh oriental melon(within one days after harvest) |
Cucumber | Fresh cucumber | Distilled water | | Fresh cucumber(within one days after harvest) |
Radish | Fresh radish | Distilled water | | Fresh radish(within one days after harvest) |
Greenish | Aroma of fresh young greens | Distilled water | | Fresh sedum(within one days after harvest) |
Endocarp aroma (seed cavity) | Sweet | The odor associated with fructose syrup | Distilled water | | 10% (w/w) fructose solution |
Orientalmelon | Fresh oriental melon | Distilled water | | Fresh oriental melon(within one days after harvest) |
Over ripe aroma | Over ripening aroma of oriental melon | Fresh oriental melon(within one days after harvest) | | Ripening oriental melon(within a week after harvest) |
| Sweet | Fundamental taste of which fructose is typical | Distilled water | | 5% (w/w) fructose solution |
Oriental melon | Unique taste of fresh oriental melon without off flavor and taste | Distilled water | | Fresh oriental melon(within one days after harvest) |
Mesocarp+endocarpTaste | Bitter | Fundamental taste of which caffeine is typical | Distilled water | | 5% (w/w) caffeine solution |
Cucumber | Unique taste of fresh cucumber without off flavor and taste | Distilled water | | Fresh cucumber(within one days after harvest) |
Sour | Fundamental taste of citric acid | Distilled water | | 0.2% (w/w) citric acid solution |
Over ripe Taste | Fundamental taste of which alchol is typical | Distilled water | | 5% (w/w) alcohol solution |
Greenish | Fresh young greens, fresh sedum | Distilled water | | Fresh sedum(within one days after harvest) |
Mesocarp+endocarpTexture | Hardness | Force required to chew sample between molar teeth | | No standards | |
Juiciness | The amount of juice extracted to chew the sample(4 times) | | No standards | |
Crunchjness | Force needed and sound generated from chewing a sample withthe front teeth | | No standards | |
Seed content | The amount of seeds in the ovary | | No standards | |
Hardness of seed | Hardness intensity of seed | | No standards | |
Mealiness | Such as floury sensation in the mouse after chewing | | No standards | |
Mesocarp + endocarp aftertaste | Sweet | Fundamental taste of which fructose is typical | Distilled water | | 5% (w/w) fructose solution |
Astringency | Fundamental taste of tannic acid | Distilled water | | 0.2% (w/w) tannic acid solution |
Sour | Fundamental taste of citric acid | Distilled water | | 0.2% (w/w) citric acid solution |
Acridity | Fundamental taste of close to the bitter and astringency | Distilled water | | cinnamon powder |