Fruit Firmness Tester - Digital Penetrometer & Sclerometer for Measuring Apple, Pear, Peach Hardness | Perfect for Farmers, Quality Control, and Food Laboratories

This very high quality stainless steel fruit firmness tester has a measurement range of 2-15kg/cm 2. The wide measurement range makes it a great general purpose penetrometer for measuring fruits such as Apples, Peaches, Pears, Avocado, Kiwi, Tomatoes and much more. Fruit firmness is universally considered the most accurate ways to test for a fruit maturity and quality. By measuring a fruits firmness you can make decisions about when to harvest, sell by dates and even which fruits fruits will yield good seeds for breeding. Using fruit firmness you can make decisions on which fruits to export or transport and for example which fruits should be processed and which fruits should be sold fresh. Fruit Penetrometers are widely used by universities for fruit research and by fruit companies to make important business decisions. Please check with your local university extension office to find out what firmness levels are optimum for your growing climate.