J Food Sci Nutr Res 2021; 4 (1): 320-330 DOI: 10.26502/jfsnr.2642-11000058 Journal of Food Science and Nutrition Research 320 Research Article Sensory Analysis of a New Citrus Juice made from 'Aliza' Fruit: A New Pomelo x Mandarin Hybrid Hagar Pardo 1,5 , Abiola Owoyemi 1 , Ofir Benjamin 2 , Livnat Goldenberg 3 , Yossi Yaniv 3 , Adi Doron- Faigenboim 4 , Nir Carmi 3 , Ron Porat 1* 1 Department of Postharvest Science of Fresh Produce, ARO, The Volcani Center, Rishon LeZion, Israel 2 Department of Food Science, Tel Hai College, Upper Galilee, Israel 3 Department of Fruit Tree Sciences, ARO, The Volcani Center, Rishon LeZion, Israel 4 Department of Genomics and Bioinformatics, ARO, The Volcani Center, Rishon LeZion, Israel 5 The Robert H Smith Faculty of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Quality Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel * Corresponding Author: Ron Porat, ARO, The Volcani Center, P.O. Box 15159, Rishon LeZion 7505101, Israel, Fax: +972-3-9604428; E-mail: rporat@volcani.agri.gov.il Received: 22 December 2020; Accepted: 06 January 2021; Published: 12 January 2021 Citation: Hagar Pardo, Abiola Owoyemi, Ofir Benjamin, Livnat Goldenberg, Yossi Yaniv, Adi Doron- Faigenboim, Nir Carmi, Ron Porat. Sensory Analysis of a New Citrus Juice made from 'Aliza' Fruit: A New Pomelo x Mandarin Hybrid. Journal of Food Science and Nutrition Research 4 (2021): 320-330. Abstract The sensory qualities of the juice of 'Aliza', a new pomelo × mandarin hybrid developed by the Israeli citrus breeding program, ARO, The Volcani Center, were analyzed and compared with orange and red grapefruit juices, whom are the most consumed citrus juices worldwide. The conducted sensory analysis of fresh 'Aliza', orange and red-grapefruit juices included flavor-description tests, consumer-acceptance tests, preference tests and evaluations by an electronic tongue (e-tongue) and an electronic nose (e-nose). The flavor of 'Aliza' juice is characterized by high sweetness, moderate sourness and bitterness, and strong citrusy and tropical fruity aromas. 'Aliza' juice is bitterer than orange juice and has less of a citrusy odor, but a stronger tropical odor. It is less sour and bitter than grapefruit juice and has a stronger tropical aroma. 'Aliza' fruit have a very high juice content, and its juice achieved the highest consumer-acceptability score among all of the examined citrus juices and was most preferred by the majority of all tasters. Objective taste-