3.3. Effect of number of tomatoes
We tried to simulate a larger system by using smaller (cherry)
tomatoes to fit within the ohmic heater unit. As can be seen from
Fig. 5 at the same field strength, the greater the number of tomatoes,
the shorter the time required for cracking (time when the
first cracking occurred). Also, in general, for the same number of
tomatoes, the higher the field strength, the shorter the time needed
for cracking. A linear model was fitted in this case.