--- product_id: 388980922 title: "NEWTRY GY-3 Fruit Hardness Tester Fruit Firmness Penetrometer Sclerometer for Determining The Maturity Level of Fruit (GY-3)" brand: "newtry" price: "KD 34.71" currency: KWD in_stock: true reviews_count: 5 category: "Newtry" url: https://www.desertcart.com.kw/products/388980922-newtry-gy-3-fruit-hardness-tester-fruit-firmness-penetrometer-sclerometer store_origin: KW region: Kuwait --- # Measures both soft & hard fruits Intuitive numerical dial display Lightweight at 386g for easy portability NEWTRY GY-3 Fruit Hardness Tester Fruit Firmness Penetrometer Sclerometer for Determining The Maturity Level of Fruit (GY-3) **Brand:** newtry **Price:** KD 34.71 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🍎 Unlock the secret firmness of every fruit—because your harvest deserves precision. ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** NEWTRY GY-3 Fruit Hardness Tester Fruit Firmness Penetrometer Sclerometer for Determining The Maturity Level of Fruit (GY-3) by newtry - **How much does it cost?** KD 34.71 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.kw](https://www.desertcart.com.kw/products/388980922-newtry-gy-3-fruit-hardness-tester-fruit-firmness-penetrometer-sclerometer) ## Best For - newtry enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted newtry brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Versatile Pro Tool:** Ideal for fruit research, farms, exporters, and universities aiming to elevate quality control standards. - • **Portable Powerhouse:** Compact and lightweight design lets you carry professional-grade testing anywhere—field, lab, or farm. - • **Dual-Texture Mastery:** Seamlessly test soft and hard fruits with one device—perfect for apples, pears, strawberries, and more. - • **Data-Driven Harvesting:** Make smarter decisions on picking, storage, and transport by quantifying fruit maturity with ease. - • **Precision You Can Trust:** Alloy measuring head ensures accurate, repeatable firmness readings every time. ## Overview The NEWTRY GY-3 Fruit Hardness Tester is a compact, lightweight penetrometer designed to measure the firmness of both soft and hard fruits. Featuring an intuitive numerical dial and a precise alloy measuring head, it enables professionals in research, farming, and export to accurately determine fruit maturity for optimal harvesting, storage, and transport decisions. ## Description Features: GY-1 mainly tests hard fruit, such as apple and pear. GY-2 mainly tests soft fruit, such as strawberry Soft and hard fruit both can be measured with GY-3 Fruit penetrometer with 3 models: GY-1,GY-2,GY-3, which special for inspecting the hardness of the fruits, such as apple, pear, strawberry, grape and so on. Judging the harness and mature of the fruits will good for breed, deposited, export, transport, machining, etc. They are wildely used for fruit research department, fruit company, fruit farm, college and so on. It is small in size, light in weight, intuitionistic in numerical display, convenient in carrying, and suitable for testing fruit in various fruit places. It can also be combined with test stand, can improve the accuracy of the test, suitable for professional testing department Usage method： 1.Before measuring: turning the dial to align the driving pointer with the first dial line of the dial. Peel about 1 cm square fruit skin 2.When measuring, hold the Hardness meter with hand, make the hardness meter perpendicular to the surface of the tested fruit. Press the head evenly into the fruit, at this time the driving pointer begins to drive the pointer rotation, When the pressing head is pressed to the scale (10 millimeters), the readings indicating the pointer are the hardness of the fruit. take three times average value. 3.After measuring: rotating the zero knob to reset the pointer to the initial calibration line Attention: we will send the product to you as soon as possible If you have any questions , please feel free to contact us Review: malissssiiiiimo Review: Verpackung gut, schnell geliefert, ## Features - 【Difference】GY-1 mainly tests hard fruit, such as apple and pear;GY-2 mainly tests soft fruit, such as strawberry;Soft and hard fruit both can be measured with GY-3 - 【Application scope】Fruit hardness tester could measure apple, pear, watermelon, banana and other fruit hardness tester - 【Purpose】You could use it to determine the maturity of fruit, to cultivate good varieties, picking time, processing time, harvest storage, export transportation and other harvesting reasonable grasp. - 【Advantage】The numerical display is intuitive, the alloy measuring head is more accurate. - 【Suitable place】It is suitable for fruit research departments, fruit farms, fruit companies, universities and other units. The instrument is small in size, light in weight, intuitive in numerical display and easy to carry.；It is suitable for fruit inspection in various fruit venues. It can also be assembled on a dedicated machine, which can improve the accuracy of testing and is suitable for professional testing departments. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B0711XJ3TP | | ASIN | B0711XJ3TP | | Batteries Included? | No | | Batteries Required? | No | | Color | Gy-3 | | Customer Reviews | 3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars (37) | | Customer reviews | 3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars (37) | | Date First Available | 19 October 2017 | | Date First Available | 19 October 2017 | | Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No | | Item Package Quantity | 1 | | Item Weight | 386 g | | Manufacturer | NEWTRY | | Manufacturer | NEWTRY | | Manufacturer reference | GY-3 | | Manufacturer reference | GY-3 | | Package Dimensions | 19.3 x 11.94 x 5.84 cm; 386 g | | Package Dimensions | 19.3 x 11.94 x 5.84 cm; 386 g | | Part number | GY-3 | ## Images ![NEWTRY GY-3 Fruit Hardness Tester Fruit Firmness Penetrometer Sclerometer for Determining The Maturity Level of Fruit (GY-3) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/616fLjFFgoL.jpg) ## Questions & Answers **Q: Hello, will i need to peel a tomato? a cucumber? in order to measure hardness. thanks!** A: Hi there, you do not need to peel to measure. **Q: How do you convert to Newtons?** A: Hi there, the unit of the item is 1Kg/cm2, and 1Kg/cm2=9.8N **Q: You can measure the hardness in tomatoes?** A: Hi there, GY-3 fruit firmness penetrometer can mearsure not only hard fruit, but also soft fruits. So the hardness of tomatoes can be measured. **Q: can this penetrometer measure pineapple ripeness?** A: Yes. This fruit firmness penetrometer can judge the maturity of pineapple based on its hardness. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review *by G***O on 28 September 2022* malissssiiiiimo ### ⭐⭐⭐ Review *by A***E on 25 October 2022* Verpackung gut, schnell geliefert, ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review *by C***. on 31 December 2025* L'abbiamo utilizzata per verificare la durezza dei frutti di stagione per esigenze lavorative. ## Frequently Bought Together - NEWTRY GY-3 Fruit Hardness Tester with 2 Types of Probes Fruit Firmness Penetrometer Sclerometer for Determining The Maturity Level of Fruit (GY-3) - Atago 3810 PAL-1 Digital Hand Held Pocket Refractometer, 0.0 - 53.0% Brix Measurement Range --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.com.kw/products/388980922-newtry-gy-3-fruit-hardness-tester-fruit-firmness-penetrometer-sclerometer](https://www.desertcart.com.kw/products/388980922-newtry-gy-3-fruit-hardness-tester-fruit-firmness-penetrometer-sclerometer) --- *Product available on Desertcart Kuwait* *Store origin: KW* *Last updated: 2026-05-16*