Tag: taste

With beginning of Florida blueberry season comes new UF/IFAS variety

by Brad Buck
March 30, 2021

As April starts this week, we’re getting into another Florida blueberry season and the sweet taste that comes with the fruit. You can pick them yourself or buy them from the store. Recently, the University of Florida developed and released ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: 'Sentinel', Alto Straughn, Blueberries, Blueberry Season, Breeding, Cultivar, Horticultural Sciences, Patricio Munoz, Research, Taste, Usda

UF scientists sequence genome of the supersweet corn you’ve nibbled for 20-plus years

by Brad Buck
February 23, 2021

Sweet corn, a food favorite for many consumers, serves as a major crop for Florida. Earlier research by UF/IFAS scientists led to an even sweeter sweet corn dubbed “supersweet” because it has more sugar than other types of the staple crop. Now, ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops
Tags: Breeding, DNA, Genome Sequencing, Horticultural Sciences, Marcio Resende, Production, Supersweet Corn, Sweet Corn, Taste

Global gardeners help UF tomato breeding program; will send growth, flavor data to lab

by Brad Buck
January 12, 2021

Normally, University of Florida scientists such as Harry Klee gauge the taste and aroma of their new tomatoes by letting volunteers test them at the UF Sensory Lab in Gainesville. But now, people from across the globe who grow tomatoes in their ... READ MORE

Category: Crops, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Amateur Plant Breeders, Citizen Science, Data, Gardeners, Harry Klee, Production, Seeds, Taste, Tomatoes, UF/IFAS Advancement, Varieties

Sensory lab helps UF/IFAS breeders know which fruits, veggies taste, smell best

by Brad Buck
October 29, 2020

Not long ago, about 200 consumer panelists went to the University of Florida Sensory Testing Lab to taste a new blueberry developed by UF/IFAS scientists. Turns out, they liked the flavor of the ‘Sentinel’ blueberry, said its breeder, Patricio ... READ MORE

Category: SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Charles Sims, Food, Food Science And Human Nutrition, Fruit, Patricio Munoz, Smell, Taste, Testing, UF Sensory Lab

New blueberry variety honors benefactor and UF alumnus Alto Straughn

by Brad Buck
October 29, 2020

When Patricio Muñoz developed the University of Florida’s newest blueberry variety, he wanted to name the fruit in honor of Alto Straughn, a longtime, strong supporter of UF’s blueberry breeding program. “A ‘sentinel’ is a watcher ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: 'Sentinel', Alto Straughn, Blueberry, Cultivar, Horticultural Sciences, Market, Patricio Munoz, Smell, Taste

Tomato juice with UF/IFAS-bred Garden Gem pleases palates

by Brad Buck
October 21, 2020

Florida-grown tomatoes – particularly the UF/IFAS-bred Garden Gem – pack a tasty punch for tomato juice, new University of Florida research shows. By and large, the biggest market for Florida tomatoes remains food services. They’re ... READ MORE

Category: SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Breeding, Flavor, Food Science And Human Nutrition, Garden Gem, Horticultural Sciences, Paul Sarnsoski, Sam Hutton, Smell, Taste, Taste Panels, Tomato Juice, Tomatoes, UF Sensory Lab

Coming attraction: Florida finger limes could be a new addition to your grocery citrus aisle

by Brad Buck
May 13, 2020

By RUTH BORGER LAKE ALFRED, Fla. --- Sweet oranges. Ruby red grapefruit. Sugar Belle mandarins. When one thinks of Florida citrus, these fruits immediately come to mind. But finger limes? A University of Florida Institute of Food and ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Citrus Greening Disease, Citrus Research And Education Center, Finger Limes, Florida Citrus, Florida Department Of Agriculture And Consumer Services, Food Trend, Huanglongbing, Manjul Dutt, Taste

Blame Your Parents for What Satisfies Your Sweet Tooth

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
October 23, 2019

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- When presented with a bowl of Halloween treats, most people probably know their top pick immediately. Chocolate? Fruity? A salty/sweet mix? According to the University of Florida’s pre-eminent expert on human taste ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Candy, Center For Smell And Taste, Flavor, Food Science And Human Nutrition, Halloween, Linda Bartoshuk, Sweetness, Taste

UF/IFAS-Developed ‘Florida Brilliance’ Shines on State’s Strawberry Industry

by Brad Buck
January 15, 2019

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- For years, University of Florida scientists looked for a few characteristics in a more desirable strawberry. Among those traits was a higher yield in November and December -- the early part of the Florida season when prices ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Florida Brilliance, Growers, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Production, Strawberry, Taste, Vance Whitaker, Weather

UF Researchers Seek to Develop Tastier Mangos

by Brad Buck
September 4, 2018

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Mangos make for a tasty, nutritious snack or side dish. To help meet consumer demand for more flavorful mangos without grit or fibrous flesh, University of Florida scientists will try to identify superior varieties so mango ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Alan Chambers, Aroma, Citrus Research And Education Center, Crop, Food And Resource Economics Department, Food Science And Human Nutrition, Grant, Horticultural Sciences, Jonathan Crane, Lisa House, Mangos, Taste, Tropical Research And Education Center, UF College Of Medicine And Director Of The Center For Smell And Taste, Yu Wang

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