ON THE QUALITY OF FRESH TABLE GRAPES

Abstract

Each year, out of more than 350 thousand tons of grapes entering the industrial centers of Russia, a part of the production turns out to be non-standard due to a high percentage of spoilage of berries en route, especially grapes of own production, and a significant part of the harvested and harvested crop does not reach the consumer due to quality loss and presentation in the period of transportation. The aim of the research was to evaluate the quality of fresh table grapes sold in retail chains of the city of Chelyabinsk. It is established that the quality of fresh table grapes sold in the shops of the Molniya trade network was at a higher level. So, samples of grapes «Victoria» corresponded to the requirements of the highest commodity grade, the sample of grapes «Kishmish Zhemchuzhina» - the first grade. The presence of bunches with decayed berries in the grapes «White Miracle» allowed him to refer it to «waste». Table grapes sold in stores «Magnet», was less competitive. Thus, in the samples of the «Julian» grapes, a significant (2.9 %) content of crumbled berries was found, in the samples of «Taifi» grapes - bunches with cracked berries (1.7 %). Grapes «Julian» additionally determined a relatively high percentage (6.8 %) of non-integer grapes. Also found are copies of grape bunches with decayed and crushed berries, which is not allowed by regulated requirements. The revealed necessity of additional pre-sale preparation and sorting of fresh table grapes sold in chain stores will allow to increase not only the quality and safety of products, customer service culture, but also extend the shelf life of commodity lots, increase turnover and sales of fresh products in general.