Digital penetrometer
PCE-GROUP IBERICA
The firmness of fruit is one of the most widely used parameters in testing its maturity, together with measuring its sugar content using refractometers. Electronic penetrometers comes with different diameter penetration points. This allows for fruit of different size and hardness to be tested. It is important that this first part of the measurement process is done correctly if the readings obtained are to be valid in making adequate decisions as to when the fruit should be harvested. It is important the the samples that are measured are representative of the entire crop, considering a sufficient minimum quantity sample, size and quality
