TY - JOUR AU - Vega-Mercado, Humberto AU - Beauchamp de Caloni, Isabel PY - 1989/07/01 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Characterization of the maturation process by changes in pineapple fruit texture JF - The Journal of Agriculture of the University of Puerto Rico JA - JAUPR VL - 73 IS - 3 SE - Articles DO - 10.46429/jaupr.v73i3.6464 UR - https://revistas.upr.edu/index.php/jaupr/article/view/6464 SP - 265-273 AB - <p>An objective indicator of the ripening level of fruit is the peel texture. A texturometer was used to determine the penetration stress as a function of ripening time in mature-green pineapples (Red Spanish). The ripening was achieved under controlled temperature (65° F) and relative humidity (85%) conditions. Penetration stress as a function of ripening time showed significant differences. These differences were used to classify the ripening stage of the fruit. Meanwhile, pineapples showed a penetration stress profile which coincided with the traditional ripening classification in terms of the peel color and its distribution on the fruit.</p> ER -