Table 3. Sensory rating on a scale from 1 to 10 of apples evaluated by survey participants at the University of Massachusetts CSOREC. 1 = likes very much; 10 = dislikes. | ||||||
Variety | Appearance |
Taste |
Crispness |
Juiciness |
Texture |
Overall |
Akane | 1.9 |
2.5 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
2.3 |
Arlet | 2.9 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
2.7 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
Candy Crisp | 3.4 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
3.1 |
Chinook | 2.3 |
3.7 |
2.3 |
3.2 |
3.8 |
3.2 |
Creston | 3.0 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
Crimson Crisp | 2.3 |
2.8 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
Daybreak Fuji | 2.9 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
2.0 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
Hawkeye Delicious | 3.5 |
4.4 |
4.2 |
3.7 |
4.4 |
4.4 |
Hudson Golden Gem | 4.3 |
2.4 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
2.8 |
2.5 |
Liberty | 1.8 |
2.2 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
MN 1914 | 2.1 |
2.1 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
NJ 90 | 2.3 |
2.4 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
2.4 |
2.2 |
Pinova* | 1.8 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
3.8 |
3.1 |
Shamrock early | 2.4
|
3.5
|
3.0
|
3.3
|
3.9
|
3.5
|
Shamrock normal | 3.2
|
3.4
|
3.7
|
3.1
|
3.0
|
3.2
|
Sansa | 2.4 |
2.7 |
2.5 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
Shizuka | 3.1 |
2.4 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
2.8 |
2.2 |
Silken | 2.4 |
2.8 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
Topaz | 2.5 |
3.5 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
3.3 |
3.6 |
Zestar! | 2.4 |
2.8 |
3.0 |
2.1 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
*Also known as Corail, Sonata and Pinata. |