From a set of 12 factors thought to be related to eating quality, only percentage soluble solids and penetrometer estimates of flesh firmness were useful in deriving a predictive equation. A practical grade standard might be 10% minimum solids with upper and lower limits for flesh firmness of 2.0 and 1.0 kg force.
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