Table 5. — Frozen fruits: Rating scales for palatability evaluation 







Rating scale for — 





Fruit 













Color 



Flavor 



Texture 



Consistency of 

 juice 



Grapefruit sec- 



5 — Bright, lustrous, 



5 — No off-flavor. 



9 — Very tough. 





tions. 



natural. 



4— Slight off-flavor. 



8 — Moderately tough. 







4— Slightly dull. 



3 — Moderate off-flavor. 



7 — Slightly tough. 







3 — Moderately dull. 



2 — Strong off-flavor. 



6 — Slightly too firm. 







2— Very dull, slightly 



1 — Very strong off-flavor. 



5 — Tender, yet firm. 







dark. 





4 — Slightly too tender. 







1 — Dark and off-colored. 





3 — Moderately soft. 

 2— Very soft. 

 1— Mushy. 





Orange juice 



5 — Bright, lustrous, 



5 — No off-flavor. 



5 — Uniform distribution 





concentrate. 



natural. 



4— Slight off-flavor. 



of liquid and solids ; 







4 — Slightly less bright 



3 — Moderate off-flavor. 



no separation. 







and lustrous than 



2 — Strong off-flavor. 



4 — Slight separation of 







5. 



1^ — Very strong off-flavor. 



liquid and solids. 







3— Slightly dull or 





3 — Moderate separation 







muddy. 





of liquid and solids. 







2 — Moderately dull or 





2 — Much separation of 







muddy. 





liquid and solids. 







1 — Very dull or very 





1 — Almost complete 







muddy. 





separation of liquid 

 and solids. 





Peaches, sliced 



5^ — Natural, bright. 



5 — -No off-flavor. 



9 — Very hard or very 



5 — ^Clear, no 





4— Slightly dull. 



4— Slight off-flavor. 



tough. 



cloudiness. 





3 — Slightly brown. 



3 — Moderate off-flavor. 



8 — Moderately hard or 



4 — Slight cloudi- 





2 — Moderately brown. 



2 — ^Strong off-flavor. 



moderately tough. 



ness. 





1 — Very brown. 



1 — Very strong off-flavor. 



7— Slightly hard or 

 slightly tough. 



6 — Slightly too firm. 



5 — Firm, tender; no 

 sloughing. 



4 — Slight sloughing. 



3 — Some cell collapse, 

 moderate slough- 

 ing. 



2 — Some mushiness. 



1 — Very soft, mushy. 



3— Moderate 



cloudiness. 



2 — Very cloudy. 



1 — Juice thick 

 with pulp. 



Pineapple chunks. 



5 — Bright, lustrous. 



5 — No off-flavor. 



9 — Very tough. 







natural, uniform. 



4— Slight off-flavor. 



8 — Moderately tough. 







4— Slightly dull, shghtly 



3 — Moderate off-flavor. 



7— Slightly tough. 







streaked or spotted. 



2 — Strong off-flavor. 



6— Slightly too firm. 







3 — Moderately dull. 



1 — Very strong off-flavor. 



5 — Tender, yet firm. 







moderately streaked 





4 — Slightly too tender. 







or spotted. 





3 — Moderately soft. 







2— Very dull, slightly 





2— Very soft. 







dark, very streaked 





1 — Mushy. 







or spotted. 











1 — Dark and off-colored. 









*, 



extremely streaked 

 or spotted. 









Raspberries and 



5 — ^Bright, natural red. 



5 — No off-flavor. 



9 — Very hard or very 



5 — Clear, no 



strawberries. 



4 — Slightly less bright 



4 — Shght off-flavor. 



tough. 



cloudiness. 





red than 5. 



3 — Moderate off-flavor. 



8 — Moderately hard or 



i- — Slight cloudi- 





3— Slightly dull, slightly 



2 — Strong off-flavor. 



moderately tough. 



ness. 





dark, or slightly 



1 — Very strong off-flavor. 



7 — Slightly hard or 



3 — Moderate 





faded. 





slightly tough. 



cloudiness. 





2 — Moderately dull. 





6 — Slightly too firm. 



2 — Very cloudy. 





moderately dark. 





5 — Firm, tender, no 



1 — Juice thick 





or moderately 





sloughing. 



with pulp. 





faded. 





4 — Slight sloughing. 







1 — Extremely dull, faded 





3 — Some cell collapse, 







or dark. 





moderate slough- 

 ing. 



2 — Some mushiness. 



1^ — Very soft, mushy. 





