Check-All-That-Apply Questions including the Ideal Product as a Tool for Selecting Varieties in Breeding Programs. A Case Study with Mandarins

Obtaining superior quality varieties are one of the main objectives of fruit breeding programs worldwide. In this study, we investigate employing check-all-that-apply (CATA) questions, which include the ideal product, as a method to select new varieties according to consumer organoleptic quality req...

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Autores principales: Giménez-Sanchís, Adrián, Tárrega, Amparo, Tarancón, Paula, Aleza, Pablo, Besada, Cristina
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/8079
https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/11/11/2243
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author Giménez-Sanchís, Adrián
Tárrega, Amparo
Tarancón, Paula
Aleza, Pablo
Besada, Cristina
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Besada, Cristina
Giménez-Sanchís, Adrián
Tarancón, Paula
Tárrega, Amparo
author_facet Giménez-Sanchís, Adrián
Tárrega, Amparo
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Aleza, Pablo
Besada, Cristina
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description Obtaining superior quality varieties are one of the main objectives of fruit breeding programs worldwide. In this study, we investigate employing check-all-that-apply (CATA) questions, which include the ideal product, as a method to select new varieties according to consumer organoleptic quality requirements. To this end, mandarin cultivars were used as a case study. Four new cultivars from the IVIA breeding program (‘Pri-880 , ‘Pri-890 , ‘Pri-900 and ‘Tri-7070), and two commercial cultivars related to them (‘Clemenules’ and ‘Oronules’), were evaluated by a consumer panel using the CATA questions method, which include their ideal product. Our results reveal that this method is a useful tool for selecting varieties based on consumer descriptions of their sensory properties in relation to those of their ideal cultivar. This allows the different consumer preference patterns and differences in sample perceptions to be taken into account. A penalty analysis was performed, including the ideal product, to identify the “must-have” attributes; i.e., those that consumers included in their ideal mandarin description and, whenever present in samples, they significantly increased acceptance. For the mandarins herein evaluated, these attributes are “refreshing taste”, “very aromatic”, “sweet”, “juicy”, “very intense taste”, “sour” and “not very fibrous”. The fruit characteristics that contributed to improve the quality of the new varieties vs. the original varieties were also identified. ‘Pri-890 and ‘Tri-7070 , obtained from ‘Clemenules’, came closer to consumers’ ideal variety, because besides the aforementioned “must-have” attributes, these mandarins have small segments. ‘Pri-900 implied improvement in relation to ‘Oronules’ and is an appropriate variety for those consumers sensitive to bitterness and who like mandarins with a certain level of sourness.
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spelling ReDivia80792025-04-25T14:48:38Z Check-All-That-Apply Questions including the Ideal Product as a Tool for Selecting Varieties in Breeding Programs. A Case Study with Mandarins Giménez-Sanchís, Adrián Tárrega, Amparo Tarancón, Paula Aleza, Pablo Besada, Cristina Sensory Ideal product Penalty analysis Liking Quality improvement E73 Consumer economics S01 Human nutrition - General aspects F30 Plant genetics and breeding Q04 Food composition Consumers Obtaining superior quality varieties are one of the main objectives of fruit breeding programs worldwide. In this study, we investigate employing check-all-that-apply (CATA) questions, which include the ideal product, as a method to select new varieties according to consumer organoleptic quality requirements. To this end, mandarin cultivars were used as a case study. Four new cultivars from the IVIA breeding program (‘Pri-880 , ‘Pri-890 , ‘Pri-900 and ‘Tri-7070), and two commercial cultivars related to them (‘Clemenules’ and ‘Oronules’), were evaluated by a consumer panel using the CATA questions method, which include their ideal product. Our results reveal that this method is a useful tool for selecting varieties based on consumer descriptions of their sensory properties in relation to those of their ideal cultivar. This allows the different consumer preference patterns and differences in sample perceptions to be taken into account. A penalty analysis was performed, including the ideal product, to identify the “must-have” attributes; i.e., those that consumers included in their ideal mandarin description and, whenever present in samples, they significantly increased acceptance. For the mandarins herein evaluated, these attributes are “refreshing taste”, “very aromatic”, “sweet”, “juicy”, “very intense taste”, “sour” and “not very fibrous”. The fruit characteristics that contributed to improve the quality of the new varieties vs. the original varieties were also identified. ‘Pri-890 and ‘Tri-7070 , obtained from ‘Clemenules’, came closer to consumers’ ideal variety, because besides the aforementioned “must-have” attributes, these mandarins have small segments. ‘Pri-900 implied improvement in relation to ‘Oronules’ and is an appropriate variety for those consumers sensitive to bitterness and who like mandarins with a certain level of sourness. 2022-05-06T12:44:45Z 2022-05-06T12:44:45Z 2021 article publishedVersion Giménez-Sanchis, A., Tárrega, A., Tarancón, P., Aleza, P. & Besada, C. (2021). Check-All-That-Apply Questions including the Ideal Product as a Tool for Selecting Varieties in Breeding Programs. A Case Study with Mandarins. Agronomy, 11(11), 2243. 2073-4395 (eISSN) http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/8079 10.3390/agronomy11112243 https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/11/11/2243 en info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ERDF/POCV 2014-2020/51910 This study has been co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) of the Generalitat Valenciana 2014–2020 (IVIA project number 51910). Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 España http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/ openAccess MDPI electronico
spellingShingle Sensory
Ideal product
Penalty analysis
Liking
Quality improvement
E73 Consumer economics
S01 Human nutrition - General aspects
F30 Plant genetics and breeding
Q04 Food composition
Consumers
Giménez-Sanchís, Adrián
Tárrega, Amparo
Tarancón, Paula
Aleza, Pablo
Besada, Cristina
Check-All-That-Apply Questions including the Ideal Product as a Tool for Selecting Varieties in Breeding Programs. A Case Study with Mandarins
title Check-All-That-Apply Questions including the Ideal Product as a Tool for Selecting Varieties in Breeding Programs. A Case Study with Mandarins
title_full Check-All-That-Apply Questions including the Ideal Product as a Tool for Selecting Varieties in Breeding Programs. A Case Study with Mandarins
title_fullStr Check-All-That-Apply Questions including the Ideal Product as a Tool for Selecting Varieties in Breeding Programs. A Case Study with Mandarins
title_full_unstemmed Check-All-That-Apply Questions including the Ideal Product as a Tool for Selecting Varieties in Breeding Programs. A Case Study with Mandarins
title_short Check-All-That-Apply Questions including the Ideal Product as a Tool for Selecting Varieties in Breeding Programs. A Case Study with Mandarins
title_sort check all that apply questions including the ideal product as a tool for selecting varieties in breeding programs a case study with mandarins
topic Sensory
Ideal product
Penalty analysis
Liking
Quality improvement
E73 Consumer economics
S01 Human nutrition - General aspects
F30 Plant genetics and breeding
Q04 Food composition
Consumers
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/8079
https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/11/11/2243
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