25 apple and 27 orange juices of various brands available on the Polish market in January 2001 were analysed for their sensory characteristics using sensory profiling method (QDA). Remarkable differences in overall quality as well in key attributes (positive and negative ones) have been observed in both kinds of juice. Sensory quality did not show a relationship with normative quality indices as extract and acidity. In apple juices there were no differences in sensory characteristics observed justifying differences between their lower and upper price class, whereas orange juices belonging to upper price class (>3PLN/1) had definitely higher and more uniform sensory quality.