ISHS Acta Horticulturae 285: Symposium on Integrated Fruit Production
QUALITY CRITERIA OF APPLES |
| Author: | E. Höhn |
| Abstract:
Excellent eating quality of apples must be adhered to if the apple is to keep its good standing in the market place. In a Swiss survey, housewives indicated that the ideal apple should be "juicy, crisp and flavorful". In their view domestic varieties did not always have these attributes. Grading standards are primarily based on fruit size and for colored varieties also on the extent of red coloration. Hence, producers and distributors almost exclusively use these attributes to assess apple quality. For standard types of apple varieties, these attributes were sufficient for quality assessement, however, introduction of red colored mutants has revealed some shortcomings and grading based on size and coloration may not be sufficient to eliminate unsuitable fruits in terms of eating quality. Procedures for quality evaluation involve defining relevant quality criteria and developing methods for their assessment. Application of these procedures should be taken into account when assessing overall quality of apples for grading or for evaluating new varieties and new horticultural practices, respectively. | |
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