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(Research Result) New Red Grape Variety 'Sunny Heart' That Can Be Eaten Skin and All — Good Flavor and Seedless Cultivation Possible

NARO registered 'Sunny Heart,' a sweet heart-shaped red grape eaten skin and all, seedless via gibberellin treatment.

(Research Result) New Red Grape Variety 'Sunny Heart' That Can Be Eaten Skin and All — Good Flavor and Seedless Cultivation Possible
Photograph: NARO — Fruit Tree & Tea Research
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The numbers
Juice sugar content: ~20% Acid content: ~0.4g/100ml Berry weight post-gibberellin: ~11g Target cluster weight: ~500g
What they said
“'Sunny Heart' is a distinctive variety that differs from previous grapes in both flavor and appearance.”
「サニーハート」は、今までのブドウとは食味、外観ともに異なる特長ある品種です。
“The skin has no astringency and can be eaten whole. Juice sugar content is about 20%, higher than 'Aki Queen' or 'Kyoho.'”
果皮に渋味がなく、皮ごと食べられます。果汁糖度は約20%と「安芸クイーン」や「巨峰」より高く
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