ESTUDIO EXPERIMENTAL DE LA FUERZA DE FRACTURA EN FRUTAS TROPICALES: EL TOMATE DE áRBOL (Cyphomandra betacea Sendt)

using the texture analyzer ta.xt2i, samples of tree tomato (cyphomandra betacea) were subjected to a unidirectional compression load. two load directions (longitudinal and transversal) and four loading rates (1, 3, 6, 9 mm/s) were used. the results showed that the fracture force is not dependent upon the direction of load and speed rate. the average fracture force was 1, 71 n (16, 77 kgf). also, the fracture time is reduced when the load velocity is increased.