Non-destructive methods for fruit quality evaluation

Abstract This work studies the evolution in time of several varieties of apples with application in quality storage maintenance. Two different methods were used to evaluate long-stored apples for better sorting and degradation assessment. The first method was laser photoacoustic spectroscopy for the...

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Autores principales: Ana-Maria Bratu, Cristina Popa, Mihaela Bojan, Petre Catalin Logofatu, Mioara Petrus
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/d26653896feb47f2b0fd7f3b08a06188
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Sumario:Abstract This work studies the evolution in time of several varieties of apples with application in quality storage maintenance. Two different methods were used to evaluate long-stored apples for better sorting and degradation assessment. The first method was laser photoacoustic spectroscopy for the detection of ethylene and ethanol compounds from the internal atmosphere of apples. The second method was multispectral imaging that measures the image and the spectrum combined and also can be used to address features such as ripening and external defects. The experiments showed that, the ethylene value decreases and the value of ethanol increases, which sometimes we may associate with a drift of the images toward darker tones, because the apple is slowly degrading. Non-invasive, real-time inspection can reveal when the degradation process begins, improving the capability of sorting, maintaining their quality and storability.