Sensory evaluation of six strawberry cultivars after machine harvest

Abstract

In 1991 and 1992, four standard cultivars (Kent, Glooscap, Bountyand Midway) and the recent introductions, Chambly and Oka, were evaluatedfor appearance, texture and flavour attributes. Bounty was the onlycultivar which ranked high for sweetness and high for strawberry,honey, and melon flavours, whereas Oka ranked lowest. Sweetness wasnot significantly different among Chambly, Glooscap, Kent and Midway.Glooscap, Midway, Kent and Oka were more acidic than Bounty and Chambly.Chambly and Kent had prounced raised achenes whereas those on Okafruit were depressed which makes this cultivar unsuitable for mechanicalharvesting. No pithy core was observed in Chambly and Glooscap, Chambly,Glooscap, Bounty and Kent had bright skin while Midway and Oka hada dull appearance. Oka and Midway appeared less seedy than the others.Striation and white rings were observed in all cultivars, however,these were less conspicuous in Oka and Midway.