Investigation of water soluble sugar content and flavour evaluation of Gala Must, Royal Gala and Pinova apple varieties

Abstract

Humankind has known regular consumption of apple since ancient times. The fruits contain several bioactive compounds for human. Nowadays, a lot of breeded varieties are in cultivation on the world. There are more than 7,500 known cultivars of apples, resulting in a wide range of desired characteristics. The Gala series apples are one of the most popular and common apples in Hungary in the 21^st century. Gala Must was used as the subject of a study to compare the fruit quality of Hungarian Gala Must with Pinova and commercially available Royal Gala apples. By studying the data recorded and samples collected in the orchard, the following points were studied and its cultivation in the Szentes region of Hungary is described: total sugar concentration, firmness, colour of fruits in biological ripening status and opinion of consumers. Based our results the water soluble sugar content of Gala Must 15; Pinova 13.8; Royal Gala 14.1 BRIX%.