Since a new non-invasive, compact, affordably-priced technology became available in the packaging industry in 2012 to determine the presence or partial or complete absence of plastic films, e.g.shrink wrap, using their glossiness, the objective was to examine whether this technology may be suitable for measuring biological specimens such as fruit surface features using the wax bloom of plums as a model. Successful detection of surface features of plums subjected to extensive postharvest handling may be then used as a postharvest quality parameter.