Highlights
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Eating quality of raw, boiled and baked Jerusalem artichoke tubers was evaluated.
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Texture and sweetness were the best sensory descriptors of variety differences.
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Crispness and instrumental hardness of boiled tubers were positively correlated.
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Sweetness was positively correlated to total sugar content of raw tubers.
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Mass loss during baking was higher in spring than in autumn.