residui zuccherini

English translation: sugary aftertaste

22:02 Sep 13, 2013
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Cooking / Culinary / apples
Italian term or phrase: residui zuccherini
Mela fior d’arancia - Ha polpa soda e croccante, con residui zuccherini. La buccia è rossa dove esposta al sole.

Does this just refer to sugar content?
Maria Fokin
Italy
Local time: 13:16
English translation:sugary aftertaste
Explanation:
Could they mean this ?
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JudyC
Italy
Local time: 13:16
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Thanks, this is the only option that seemed to fit with the tone of the rest of the text.
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Summary of answers provided
4Residual sugar
Isabelle Johnson
3sugar overrun/excess/exceedance
Caterina Passari
3sugary aftertaste
JudyC
2 +1traces of sweetness
Shera Lyn Parpia


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Residual sugar


Explanation:
Yes I think so. The same term is used in wine.
Linganore Winecellars Fruit Wines - Maryland Wine | Linganore Wines
SPICED APPLE (100% PURE FRUIT WINE): 6% residual sugar. Our Spiced
Apple wine is made from apples grown in western Maryland. Semi-sweet and ...
www.linganorewines.com/wines/fruit/ - 27k - Similar pages
Apple Cranberry | LaBelle Winery
Composition: 60% Apple wine, 40% Cranberry wine. Can be bottle-aged up to 5
years. Acidity: 3.4 pH. Residual Sugar: 2.2% Fruit Source: Cranberries from ...
www.labellewinerynh.com/apple-cranberry/ - 41k - Similar pages

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Note added at 10 ore (2013-09-14 08:30:00 GMT)
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Yes I understand entirely what you're saying but I did find quite a few references to it.

Isabelle Johnson
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Notes to answerer
Asker: This makes sense for wine. Residual sugar is the sugar left over after fermentation. But in fresh off the tree apples???

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sugar overrun/excess/exceedance


Explanation:
My idea....

Caterina Passari
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sugary aftertaste


Explanation:
Could they mean this ?

JudyC
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Thanks, this is the only option that seemed to fit with the tone of the rest of the text.
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
traces of sweetness


Explanation:
Hard to know what they are speaking of. Maybe this is an older variety that is not so sweet.

see:

Antique & Unusual Apples - Four Seasons Cabin Rentals
www.fourseasonscabinrental.com/antiqueandunusual.html
The apple varieties in this group fit for different reasons; either they have been around for 100 years ... Flesh firm, crisp, white, subacid with traces of sweetness.

Apple Malus x domestica 'Bella di Pontoise' - Dave's Garden
davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/160218/‎
Browse pictures and read growth / cultivation information about Apple (Malus x ... some russet; flesh firm, crisp, white, subacid with traces of sweetness. Hardy.




Shera Lyn Parpia
Italy
Local time: 13:16
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 102

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agree  Claire Titchmarsh
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