The Digi-Test is a new instrument for assessing the internal quality of apples. It probes deeper into the fruit than the standard Magness-Taylor firmness tester. Labor-saving taste tester The measure of crispness correlates with perceived eating quality. Washington State University’s apple breeding program is using a new instrument to judge the eating quality of potential apple cultivars. The industry’s standard instrument for measuring the internal quality of apples is the Magness-Taylor penetrometer, which punches a hole in the apple about a third of an inch deep to assess its firmness. The Mohr Digi-Test, developed by Mohr and Associates of Richland, […]