Guest guest Posted June 4, 2005 Report Share Posted June 4, 2005 Bob; Thank you for sharing I am interested in the results you find with this tool. Quality of our food is the main reason i started gardening and farming and now starting to develop permaculture homesites. All the best. Bill In a message dated 6/2/05 11:43:54 PM Pacific Daylight Time, rawfood writes: > Bob Farrell " <rjf2 > slightly OT: Brix > > Hello all.. > > I recently got a Brix refractometer to measure sugar and " quality " of > my fruits. Basically, you put a drop on the instrument, and then > read the result on a scale. > > " org " in the list below indicates organic. others were not... > > my 1st Brix readings: > > Strawberries > Roadside SC/GA -- 5.0 <poor > Driscoll Publix reg 6.0 poor > Driscoll Publix org 9.6 almost average > > Banana > Chiquita Publix org 10 average > > Tomato > Heirloom Publix org 2.5 <poor > > I'd already been warned by Bob Avery not to be " shocked " by the likely > low results. > > The Heirloom tomotoes were by far the most disappointing. > > Back to the hunt. > > all the best, > > Bob > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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