*3.6. Epidermis Rupture Force and Flesh Firmness*

The same 30 fruits from the second sub batch were used to determine the texture parameters, epidermis rupture force (N) and flesh firmness (N mm−<sup>1</sup> ) using a TA.XT.plus texture analyzer (Stable Micro Systems, Godalming, UK) employing a 50 N loading cell and a 2.0 mm diameter cylindrical probe. The maximum force when compressing 5 mm was measured at a speed of 1 mm s−<sup>1</sup> .
