Table 3 Consumer test of Fuji apples according to commodity pr ice
Sensory attributes | Apple samples |
A | B | C | D |
Uniformity of red color | 7.36±1.24a1) | 6.28±1.58b | 2.95±1.25c | 3.09±1.79c |
Glossiness of skin | 6.75±1.38a | 5.27±1.91b | 3.77±1.81c | 3.40±2.04c |
Yellowness of flesh | 6.79±1.76a | 6.95±1.45a | 5.14±1.74b | 3.81±1.78c |
Apple flavor | 7.18±1.21a | 7.00±1.44a | 4.55±1.93b | 2.86±1.51c |
Off flavor | 2.13±1.23b | 2.38±1.47b | 2.99±1.62a | 3.27±2.01a |
Sweetness | 6.64±1.46a | 6.81±1.56a | 4.07±1.84b | 2.56±1.39c |
Sourness | 5.27±2.04a | 4.30±2.08b | 4.95±2.21a | 3.92±2.24b |
Juiciness | 7.03±1.46a | 6.94±1.36a | 5.43±1.62b | 5.19±2.01b |
Crunchiness | 7.19±1.47a | 6.75±1.56a | 4.71±2.15b | 4.28±1.93b |
Toughness | 4.98±1.78a | 4.19±1.75b | 4.61±1.94ab | 5.08±1.91a |
Mealiness | 3.38±1.88b | 3.17±1.60b | 4.34±2.04a | 4.61±1.98a |
Total acceptability | 7.02±1.57a | 6.92±1.60a | 3.89±1.94b | 2.49±1.28c |
Means±SD (n=100) within each column followed by the same letter are not significantly different (p<0.05).