Bruise susceptibility and energy dissipation analysis in pears under impact loading conditions

•The internal damage energy increased with the increasing impact velocity.•The bruise susceptibility increased with the increasing impact velocity.•The bruise susceptibility amounted to around 3 cm3 J−1 at velocities 1-1.5 m s−1.•The peak deformation was on the average 39–42 % of the bruise depth.•The contact width was on the average 135–146 % of the bruise width.