Sensory evaluation of pears: a useful tool to detect changes in eating quality during ripening

Autores
Raffo Benegas, Maria Dolores; Candan, Ana Paula; De Angelis, Veronica; Mañueco, María Lucía; Miranda, María José; Barda, Nora Beatriz
Año de publicación
2011
Idioma
inglés
Tipo de recurso
artículo
Estado
versión publicada
Descripción
Trabajo presentado al XI International Pear Symposium, Argentina, 2010
Since pears are very perishable once they are ripe, they are generally purchased unripe and require a few days at room temperature to reach maturity. Consumers complain that pears advance from unripe to overripe in a very short time. The rapid loss of eating quality is sometimes indicated as a reason why consumers do not buy pears. For consumers, it is very important to know how to ripen the fruit as well as the sensory attributes that are associated with different maturity stages. The aim of this work was to quantify the sensory changes induced by conventional cold storage and subsequent ripening at room temperature using descriptive sensory analysis as a tool. ‘Williams Bon Chretien’ (also known as ‘Bartlett’) pears were stored for 60 days at 0°C and then ripened at 20°C for 0, 1, 3 or 5 days followed by sensory evaluation by a trained panel. Statistically significant differences were observed for intensity of aroma attributes, flavor intensity, firmness, meltiness and juiciness between pears that were ripened for different durations. The unripe fruit evaluated at room temperature showed little taste, low flavor intensity and juiciness, and high firmness. After 5 days of ripening, pears were much lower in firmness and crispiness. Although the aroma intensity was higher after 5 days of ripening, this was primarily due to the development of defective aromas such as solvent, alcohol and fermented. It can be concluded that the pears attained their best sensory quality after ripening for 3 days at room temperature.
EEA Alto Valle
Fil: Raffo Benegas, María Dolores. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Alto Valle; Argentina
Fil: Candan, Ana Paula. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Alto Valle; Argentina
Fil: De Angelis, Verónica. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Alto Valle; Argentina
Fil: Mañueco, María Lucía. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Alto Valle; Argentina
Fil: Miranda, María José. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Industrial (INTI). Villa Regina; Argentina
Fil: Barda, Nora Beatriz. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Industrial (INTI). Villa Regina; Argentina
Fuente
Acta Horticulturae 909 : 651-656 (October 2011)
Materia
Pears
Varieties
Ripening
Organoleptic Analysis
Pera
Variedades
Maduramiento
Análisis Organoléptico
Bartlett Variety
Maturity Stage
Taste Attributes
Variedad Bartlett
Etapa de Madurez
Atributos Gustativos
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spelling Sensory evaluation of pears: a useful tool to detect changes in eating quality during ripeningRaffo Benegas, Maria DoloresCandan, Ana PaulaDe Angelis, VeronicaMañueco, María LucíaMiranda, María JoséBarda, Nora BeatrizPearsVarietiesRipeningOrganoleptic AnalysisPeraVariedadesMaduramientoAnálisis OrganolépticoBartlett VarietyMaturity StageTaste AttributesVariedad BartlettEtapa de MadurezAtributos GustativosTrabajo presentado al XI International Pear Symposium, Argentina, 2010Since pears are very perishable once they are ripe, they are generally purchased unripe and require a few days at room temperature to reach maturity. Consumers complain that pears advance from unripe to overripe in a very short time. The rapid loss of eating quality is sometimes indicated as a reason why consumers do not buy pears. For consumers, it is very important to know how to ripen the fruit as well as the sensory attributes that are associated with different maturity stages. The aim of this work was to quantify the sensory changes induced by conventional cold storage and subsequent ripening at room temperature using descriptive sensory analysis as a tool. ‘Williams Bon Chretien’ (also known as ‘Bartlett’) pears were stored for 60 days at 0°C and then ripened at 20°C for 0, 1, 3 or 5 days followed by sensory evaluation by a trained panel. Statistically significant differences were observed for intensity of aroma attributes, flavor intensity, firmness, meltiness and juiciness between pears that were ripened for different durations. The unripe fruit evaluated at room temperature showed little taste, low flavor intensity and juiciness, and high firmness. After 5 days of ripening, pears were much lower in firmness and crispiness. Although the aroma intensity was higher after 5 days of ripening, this was primarily due to the development of defective aromas such as solvent, alcohol and fermented. It can be concluded that the pears attained their best sensory quality after ripening for 3 days at room temperature.EEA Alto ValleFil: Raffo Benegas, María Dolores. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Alto Valle; ArgentinaFil: Candan, Ana Paula. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Alto Valle; ArgentinaFil: De Angelis, Verónica. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Alto Valle; ArgentinaFil: Mañueco, María Lucía. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Alto Valle; ArgentinaFil: Miranda, María José. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Industrial (INTI). Villa Regina; ArgentinaFil: Barda, Nora Beatriz. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Industrial (INTI). Villa Regina; ArgentinaISHS2025-09-12T13:56:38Z2025-09-12T13:56:38Z2011-10info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/23797https://www.actahort.org/books/909/909_79.htm978-90-66055-04-90567-75722406-6168https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2011.909.79Acta Horticulturae 909 : 651-656 (October 2011)reponame:INTA Digital (INTA)instname:Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuariaenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)2025-09-29T13:47:30Zoai:localhost:20.500.12123/23797instacron:INTAInstitucionalhttp://repositorio.inta.gob.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://repositorio.inta.gob.ar/oai/requesttripaldi.nicolas@inta.gob.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:l2025-09-29 13:47:31.127INTA Digital (INTA) - Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuariafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Sensory evaluation of pears: a useful tool to detect changes in eating quality during ripening
title Sensory evaluation of pears: a useful tool to detect changes in eating quality during ripening
spellingShingle Sensory evaluation of pears: a useful tool to detect changes in eating quality during ripening
Raffo Benegas, Maria Dolores
Pears
Varieties
Ripening
Organoleptic Analysis
Pera
Variedades
Maduramiento
Análisis Organoléptico
Bartlett Variety
Maturity Stage
Taste Attributes
Variedad Bartlett
Etapa de Madurez
Atributos Gustativos
title_short Sensory evaluation of pears: a useful tool to detect changes in eating quality during ripening
title_full Sensory evaluation of pears: a useful tool to detect changes in eating quality during ripening
title_fullStr Sensory evaluation of pears: a useful tool to detect changes in eating quality during ripening
title_full_unstemmed Sensory evaluation of pears: a useful tool to detect changes in eating quality during ripening
title_sort Sensory evaluation of pears: a useful tool to detect changes in eating quality during ripening
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Raffo Benegas, Maria Dolores
Candan, Ana Paula
De Angelis, Veronica
Mañueco, María Lucía
Miranda, María José
Barda, Nora Beatriz
author Raffo Benegas, Maria Dolores
author_facet Raffo Benegas, Maria Dolores
Candan, Ana Paula
De Angelis, Veronica
Mañueco, María Lucía
Miranda, María José
Barda, Nora Beatriz
author_role author
author2 Candan, Ana Paula
De Angelis, Veronica
Mañueco, María Lucía
Miranda, María José
Barda, Nora Beatriz
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Pears
Varieties
Ripening
Organoleptic Analysis
Pera
Variedades
Maduramiento
Análisis Organoléptico
Bartlett Variety
Maturity Stage
Taste Attributes
Variedad Bartlett
Etapa de Madurez
Atributos Gustativos
topic Pears
Varieties
Ripening
Organoleptic Analysis
Pera
Variedades
Maduramiento
Análisis Organoléptico
Bartlett Variety
Maturity Stage
Taste Attributes
Variedad Bartlett
Etapa de Madurez
Atributos Gustativos
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Trabajo presentado al XI International Pear Symposium, Argentina, 2010
Since pears are very perishable once they are ripe, they are generally purchased unripe and require a few days at room temperature to reach maturity. Consumers complain that pears advance from unripe to overripe in a very short time. The rapid loss of eating quality is sometimes indicated as a reason why consumers do not buy pears. For consumers, it is very important to know how to ripen the fruit as well as the sensory attributes that are associated with different maturity stages. The aim of this work was to quantify the sensory changes induced by conventional cold storage and subsequent ripening at room temperature using descriptive sensory analysis as a tool. ‘Williams Bon Chretien’ (also known as ‘Bartlett’) pears were stored for 60 days at 0°C and then ripened at 20°C for 0, 1, 3 or 5 days followed by sensory evaluation by a trained panel. Statistically significant differences were observed for intensity of aroma attributes, flavor intensity, firmness, meltiness and juiciness between pears that were ripened for different durations. The unripe fruit evaluated at room temperature showed little taste, low flavor intensity and juiciness, and high firmness. After 5 days of ripening, pears were much lower in firmness and crispiness. Although the aroma intensity was higher after 5 days of ripening, this was primarily due to the development of defective aromas such as solvent, alcohol and fermented. It can be concluded that the pears attained their best sensory quality after ripening for 3 days at room temperature.
EEA Alto Valle
Fil: Raffo Benegas, María Dolores. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Alto Valle; Argentina
Fil: Candan, Ana Paula. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Alto Valle; Argentina
Fil: De Angelis, Verónica. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Alto Valle; Argentina
Fil: Mañueco, María Lucía. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Alto Valle; Argentina
Fil: Miranda, María José. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Industrial (INTI). Villa Regina; Argentina
Fil: Barda, Nora Beatriz. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Industrial (INTI). Villa Regina; Argentina
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