Banana protocol

Mechanical characterisation of banana fruits. Abstract – – Introduction. This protocol aims at measuring the mechanical characteristics of bananas, especially peel and fruit hardness, and pulp firmness; it can also allow the mechani-cal characterisation of green or ripening fruit of different pedo-climatic origins and/or varie-ties. Materials and methods. This part describes the required laboratory materials and the three steps necessary for the measurement of the mechanical characteristics of bananas