TABLE 2. MEAN QUALITY EVALUATIONS1
OF 12 CANNED PLUM CULTIVARS

Cultivar

Color
Texture
Flavor
Overall quality2

AU-Rubrum

8

8

8

8.0

AU-Amber

8

8

8

8.8

AU-Producer

8

8

8

8.0

AU-Roadside

8

8

8

8.0

Crimson

8

8

8

8.0

GiantCherry

5

6

7

60

Methley

8

8

8

8.0

Morris

8

8

7

7.7

Ozark Premier

7

7

6

6.7

Red June

6

8

8

7.4

Sapa

10

8

8

8.6

Starking Delicious

8

7

5

6.7

1 Numerical scores as follows: 9 or 10 = highly acceptable, 7 or 8 = acceptable, 5 or 6 =barely acceptable, and below 5 = unacceptable. Mean scores of an expert panel (3-4 panelists) were obtained on the canned plums after at least 6 weeks warm-storage.
2 Overall ratings are the means of all the panelists' three quality ratings.