Here's a job title that you probably didn't know existed: Apple Biter. Oh sure, the official term is probably something like "Fruit Evaluation Specialist," but if you spend your days chomping into ...

To measure the crispness of apples without relying on human test panels, researchers used a computerized penetrometer to assess firmness and texture of apple varieties and compared the results with ...

Consumers’ savviness towards and demand for the choicest fruit, research suggests, means the industry has to upgrade its qualitative testing for firmness, which is one of the best measures of ripeness ...