dilled cucumbers stored 6 months than for the 
same product stored 9 months. In contrast, the 
flavor of crosscut cucumber slices and sweet gher- 
kin cucumbers did not appear to be adversely 
affected by storage periods up to 9 months. 
Panel flavor scores for processed green beans 
were similar before and after storage for 2 to 3 
months. Scores for the unprocessed green beans 
stored 2 to 3 months were considerably lower than 
for the processed samples. 
Flavor scores for processed corn relish stored 6 
months were about the same as those for corn 
relish before storage. The flavor of piccalilli, 
both processed and unprocessed, did not appear to 
be adversely affected by storage periods up to 9 
months. 
Panel scores suggested little change in flavor of 
unprocessed pickled pears in the storage interval 
between 2 to 3 months and 9 months. 
In general, the flavor scores for the processed 
pickles were higher than were those for the un- 
processed pickles. The inactivation by processing 
of enzymes responsible for development of off- 
flavor is no doubt a factor in the superior flavor of 
the processed pickles during storage. 
TaBLE 13.—Panel flavor scores of pickled vegetables and fruits 
Mean score after storage for— ! 
Product 
0 days to} 2 to 3 |6 months|9 months} 0 days to 
1 week | months 
Range in scores after storage for— 
2 to 3 
months 
6 months | 9 months 
1 week 
| | | | .§s |6SET | — | 
Fermented products: 
Dilled cucumbers: 
IPROCeSSCG Ete ee 
Unprocessed 
Sauerkraut: 
IBTOCESSEd ae ee ee 
Unprocessed __..--.------.- 
Fresh-pack pickles: 
Dilled cucumbers: 
FRTOCESSC ClMeiia Raw aeeetea yee cara aT | ee Ee NOE 
Crosscut cucumber slices: 
IBTOCESSC Claas tee yee PRI nS 
Sweet gherkin cucumbers: 
IBFOCESSCC Ses Mate Sa a as Ss 
Wnprocessedhia sae soe okt su (Eines! 
Dilled green beans: 
Processed ss eenee ee a 
Unprocessed 
Relishes: 
Corn: 
Processed) 2 22 Seale 
Horseradish: 
Unprocessed____....------- 
Pepper-onion: 
Unprocessed 
Piccalilli: 
Processed_._.......-.------ 
Unprocessed -___------------ 
Tomato-apple chutney: 
Processed__........-----.-- 
Tomato-pear chutney: 
Unprocessed 
Fruit pickles: 
Peaches: 
Processed 

1 A score of 5 denotes very good; 4, good; 3, fair; 2, poor; 1, very poor. 
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