Table 1
Quality scores and descriptors for mushroom (Agaricus bisporus).
Descriptors Scores and description
1 2 3 4 5
Colour Very poor appearance with
severe browning
Poor appearance, with
brown colour patches
Fair appearance, light
discolouration
Good appearance,
completely white
Excellent appearance,
predominately smooth white
Gills
exposure
Extensively opened gills Partially exposed gills
50% Veil partially broken
50%
Completely closed gills
with stretched veil
Completely closed gills with veil
intact/not stretched
Decay 76–100% decay: extreme decay/
completely rotten
51–74% decay: moderate to
severe decay
26–50% decay: spots
with decay
1–25% decay: probable
decay
0%, no decay
Burton et al. (1987) and Bi et al. (2014).
104 G. Rux et al. / Postharvest Biology and Technology 108 (2015) 102–110