Effect of penetration speed on flesh firmness measured on stored kiwifruit

• Published in: Postharvest biology and technology Vol. 61; no. 1; pp. 29 - 34
• Main Authors: Feng, Jinquan, McGlone, Andrew, Tanner, David, White, Anne, Olsson, Shane, Petley, Mary, Woolf, lan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier B.V 01.07.2011; Elsevier
• Subjects: Actinidia chinensis; Actinidia chinesis; Actinidia deliciosa; Biological and medical sciences; exports; firmness; Food industries; Fruit and vegetable industries; fruits; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; kiwifruit; Loading velocity; Maxwell model; orchards; Penetrometer; Penetrometer; Loading velocity; Maxwell model; Actinidia deliciosa; Actinidia chinesis; Fruit; Firmness; Actinidiaceae; Modeling; Velocity; Penetration; Kiwi (fruit); Dicotyledones; Quality; Angiospermae; Spermatophyta; Models

► Penetrometers using variable penetration speeds produced up to two fold differences in firmness. ► A firmness-speed model was developed for stored kiwifruit below 20 N. ► The model is useful to compare measured values using different penetration speeds. The effect of penetration speed on flesh fir...