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Research paper thumbnail of Study of textural, chemical, colour and sensory properties of organic blueberries harvested in two distinct years: A chemometric approach

Journal of Texture Studies, 2016

In Portugal, two groups of blueberry plants are of interest: the Northern and the Southern Highbu... more In Portugal, two groups of blueberry plants are of interest: the Northern and the Southern Highbush Blueberry. The short season and short shelf life of blueberries yields excess fruit, and those harvests not destined for the fresh market are frozen or processed, sometimes leading to economic losses for the producers. From a technological point of view, fruit characterization is performed on the basis of physical, chemical properties as well as organoleptic properties (texture, flavor, color/pigmentation). These properties are directly correlated with fruit utilization. Thus, in this work, chemometric tools, such as texture, soluble solids (SS), titratable acidity (TA), fruit surface color and a trained sensory panel, for the exploration of textural, chemical, color and sensory characteristics of four blueberry cultivars harvested in two different years were applied.

Research paper thumbnail of Study of textural, chemical, colour and sensory properties of organic blueberries harvested in two distinct years: A chemometric approach

Journal of Texture Studies, 2016

In Portugal, two groups of blueberry plants are of interest: the Northern and the Southern Highbu... more In Portugal, two groups of blueberry plants are of interest: the Northern and the Southern Highbush Blueberry. The short season and short shelf life of blueberries yields excess fruit, and those harvests not destined for the fresh market are frozen or processed, sometimes leading to economic losses for the producers. From a technological point of view, fruit characterization is performed on the basis of physical, chemical properties as well as organoleptic properties (texture, flavor, color/pigmentation). These properties are directly correlated with fruit utilization. Thus, in this work, chemometric tools, such as texture, soluble solids (SS), titratable acidity (TA), fruit surface color and a trained sensory panel, for the exploration of textural, chemical, color and sensory characteristics of four blueberry cultivars harvested in two different years were applied.