#Grow Quince - Taste Test

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Here’s the short version of the analysis/results file for those interested in the bottom line taste test results:

This table presents an overview of the overall rankings of 4-6 tasters who ranked all five varieties of lightly sweetened poached quince, unsweetened quince juice & raw quince. Please see associated tables with data on how pleasurable the tasters found the appearance, texture & flavor of the five varieties as well as their tasting notes. Also available is info on how and where the quince were grown, when harvested and how ripe, if stored and for how long, and initial observations about the five varieties tasted in 2020.

 

POACHED QUINCE*  (6 tasters)

QUINCE JUICE    (5 tasters)

RAW QUINCE**   (4 tasters)

 

1st or 2nd favorite

4th or 5th favorite

1st or 2nd favorite

4th or 5th favorite

1st or 2nd favorite

4th or 5th favorite

Aromatnaya

2

3

4

0

2

0

Kuganskaya

3

2

2

2

4

0

Smyrna

0

2

2

2

0

3

van Deman

1

2

2

3

0

4

Orange

4

1

0

3

2

1

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2020 Taste Test Notes [PDF]

2020 Taste Test Tallies [Excel]

 

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Methodology

 

Quince Taste Test Methodology1 Quince Taste Test Methodology2 Quince Taste Test Methodology3Taste Test Varieties Labeled