Brix Readings taken from assorted Fruit since Feb 2007
Supermarket fruit samples are in black
Certified Organic samples are in blue
Samples grown under optimum soil management are in red.
Century 21
Excellent
From Month Year Position Species Brix Rating pH Notes
Angelina 2 7 Thorpdale Apple G Smith 12 18
WH Org 2 7 Apple Gold Delicious 11.5 18 Inedible
WH Org 5 7 Apple Gold Delicious 13 18 OK
G 5 7 NW Low Apple Golden Dorset 16 18 OK, out of season. Tiny, 1 only
Irwins 2 7 Stanthorpe Apple Hi Early Del Org 12.5 18 OK
Coles 2 7 Apple Granny Smith 11 18 Inedible
Aldi 3 7 Apple Pink Lady 11 18 OK
IGA 5 7 Apple Royal Gala 12.5 18
WH Org 5 7 Apple Royal Gala 11 18 Picked too early
Coles 2 7 Apricot 12 Took 3 to get 2 drops juice - bloody awful
Avocado 10
Coles 2 7 Banana Cav 20.5 14 OK
Aldi $1.49 3 7 Banana Cav 18.5 14 Awful
G 2 7 Low 2 Banana LF 24 14 Slightly over ripe
G 2 7 Area 3 Banana LF 21.5 14 Tree Ripened, green tips
G 3 7 2 Banana Sugar 20 14 Straight off tree
G 3 7 2 Banana Sugar 24 14 When fully ripe
G 4 7 2 Banana Silk 26 14 When fully ripe
Mahafey 2 7 Webster R Green Beans 5.5
Blueberries 14
Carrots 18
G 4 7 2 Carambola 8.5 Almost sweet enough
Excelsior 5 7 Celery 4.5 12 Plenty around worse
Cherries 16
G 5 7 Custard Apple AP 23 Exclt
WH Org  5 7 local Custard Apple 25 Exclt
Cumquat 10
Irwins 2 7 Eumundi Ginger Organic 4
WH Org  Tibet Goji berry - dried 27 Soaked in minimum amount of water
Irwins 2 7 Grape Minindee sles 19 20 OK
Robinvale 2 7 Grape Sult Org 16 20
Grapefruit 18
Anderleigh 1 7 Grapes black 19.5 20
WH Org  3 7 Grapes Sultana 22.5 20 Good but low calcium line
G 1 7 NW Low Grapes Sultana 22 20 Exclt
WH Org  4 7 Grapes Sultana 24.5 20 Exclt
WH Org  3 7 Grapes Crimson sles 24 20 Exclt
Coles 4 7 Grapes Crimson sles 20.5 20 OK almost
G 2 7 Low NW Honeydew 13.5 14
G 6 7 2 Jackfruit 28 When fully ripe, even the 'sour' bit on the seed was sweet.
Coles 2 7 Kiwi Fruit 13.5 Tending towards over ripe
Lemon 12
NR 3 7 House Lemonade 9.5 Very early in season - thinnings
NR 6 7 House Lemonade 11 5.8 Exclt sweet
NR 5 7 House Manderine Nova 15.5 Exclt
NR 5 7 House Manderine Imperial 13.5 Exclt
NR 5 7 House Manderine Nova 12 Exclt
G 2 7 Low NW Mango Banana 20 14 Exclt
G 2 7 Low NW Mango Bowen 18 14 Late after drought
Coles 2 7 Mango Pearl 14 14 Still B Awful - looks good a la R2E2
G 2 7 Low NW Mango R2E2 18.5 14 Fared well in spite of drought, most 1 Kg
G 4 7 NW Low Miracle Fruit 18 Very fuzzy calc line
W 5 7 Far P/C Miracle Fruit 30 Exclt
NR 2 7 House Mulb Red Shahtoot 15.5
NR 3 7 House Mulb Red Shahtoot 26 Exclt
NR 2 7 House Mulb White Shahtoot 19 Exclt
WH Org  2 7 Nectarine 13 18 Near rotten inside
Coles 2 7 Nectarine White 11.5
Coles 2 7 USA Orange 11.5 20 old, rotting taste - irradiated?
NR 6 7 House Orange Acid Free 12 20 Picked early to beat the wild pig
NR 4 7 House Orange Navel 12 20 OK - low Calcium
G 6 7 House Orange Navel 12.5 20 5.4 Exclt
W 6 7 P/C Orange Navel 13 20 5.4 Exclt
NR 6 7 House Orange Pineapple 12.5 20 5.5 OK - low Calcium - no acid taste
Coles 2 7 PassF Black 14
G 2 7 Road PassF Hawaiian Gold 13 Green
G 2 7 Road PassF Hawaiian Gold 18 Yellow
G 2 7 Road PassF Yello Panama 13 Yellow
G 3 7 Road PassF Yello Panama 15 Yellow
G 6 7 Road PassF Yello Panama 17.5 Exlt
G   7 2 Pawpaw 11 22 Exlt?
NR 3 7 House Papino 8.5 OK just
Coles 2 7 Peach White 12 18
Coles 2 7 Peach Yellow 10.5 18
Pears 14
NR 2 7 House Persimmon Fuju NonA 18.5
WH Org  5 7 Persimmon Astringent 18 OK
WH Org  5 7 Persimmon Fuju NonA 20 OK
WH Org 3 7 Pineapple 17 22 Green, rotting inside, throw out
Irwins 3 7 Pineapple 16 22 OK just
Sandowne 4 7 Brad Pineapple  16 22 OK
Coles 2 7 Plum Pluro Flavour Crest 14 OK
G 2 7 Low NW Plum 90-1 20 Fell off tree
G 2 7 Low NW Plum 90-1 19.5 Picked off tree - almost no juice!
NR 2 7 House Plum Natal 16
NR 6 7 House Plum Natal 22
Excelsior 5 7 Radish round medium 2.5 Average
G 2 7 Low NW Raspberries Heritage 9.5 14
G 2 7 Low NW Raspberries Heritage 8.5 14 Just after 4" rain
Strawberry 16
NR 6 7 House Tangerine Algerian 12.5 Nice
NR 6 7 House Tangelo Minneola 10.5 Picked early to beat the pig
Coles 2 7 Field Tomatoe 3.5 12 Inedible
Coles 2 7 Green Hs Tomatoe 4 12 Inedible
Irwins/Ball 2 7 Woolongbar Tomatoe Cherry 4.5 12 Cert Org. Maybe picked too green
G 2 7 Road Tomatoe Tiny Tim 10 12 Exclt
Irwins 5 7 At shop Tomatoe yellow 5 12
G 1 7 NW Low Wmelon red 8.5 16 Just grew after Rotary Hoeing. Drought year
G 2 7 above trees Wmelon red 13
16 Exclt - but has low calcium line
G 3 7 Old cultiv Wmelon Champagne 12 16 Nice - Patch overgrown with weeds