just got a refractometer, and started testing some fruits for brix %.
was pleasantly surprised to see Anomaly topping the charts, and beating any brix % i can find reference to on the internet in abstracts or web sites that have data on Plinia brix %.
the highest I've seen is about 16.5-17.5% cited by other sources.
i tested some red jabos, some picked slightly early, some picked when ripe, but I have not tested them when super ripe. The highest readings for red jabo i got so far were about 15-16%...
the anomaly came in at about 20%, maybe just a hair higher, but they were absolutely dead ripe, perfect stage.
to give a you an idea of some other brix % i got for the day, Pitangatuba 7-8%, Sapodilla "makok" 25%, pitanga black seedling 15%, pitanga zill dark grafted 19%, pitanga dasyblasta 22%, everglades tomato 7%, eugenia calycina 20%, thai dwarf mulberry 10%.
anomaly fruits are the two on the left, they have green splotches, even when totally ripe. The red jabos are the two on the left, they were picked just a bit early, but were still very sweet. I'm sure i would be able to get a slightly higher brix% if they were super ripe.
brix% for red jabo slightly early stage, approx 16%
perfectly ripe Anomaly fruit impressive 20% brix