Fresh whole apples, pears and cantaloupeswerewashedwith deionizedwater and air-dried inside a biological safety cabinet for 1 h at room temperature to remove surface moisture. Although berries were unwashed, the stem portion of the strawberries was removed. A sharp stainless steel cutting disc and knives, both sterilized with ethanol, were used to slice the axial sections of apples, pears and cantaloupes to discs of 4 cm diameter and approximately 0.8 cm thickness (approx. 20 g), with the peel left on.