DEGUSTATIONAL PROPERTIES OF SOME PRILEP TOBACCO VARIETIES.

Degustational properties of tobacco are one of the most important parameters that determine the quality of tobacco in smoking. Investigations of these properties were performed in 2009 and 2010 on six varieties of the oriental type Prilep: P-23 Ø, P 12-2/1, NS-72, P-66-9/7, P-79-94 and Prilep Basma 82. The best average results regarding the investigated properties were obtained in the check variety P-23 ( 73.34 points ). Common opinion of the Taste panel is that all investigated varieties show good degustational properties that are typical for oriental tobacco, but P-23 and P 12-2/1 are the most prominent among them. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]