Using near infrared spectroscopy to predict postharvest quality

Near-infrared spectroscopy offers great potential for controlling postharvest quality attributes of fruits and vegetables. It constitutes a very useful tool to ensure their acceptability and characterizing their nutritional properties. The literature regarding its use for postharvest quality paramet...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Cayuela, José Antonio
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/52943
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/52943
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:NIRS
Postharvest
Quality
Fruit
Vegetables
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Sumario:Near-infrared spectroscopy offers great potential for controlling postharvest quality attributes of fruits and vegetables. It constitutes a very useful tool to ensure their acceptability and characterizing their nutritional properties. The literature regarding its use for postharvest quality parameters prediction on fresh fruit and vegetables, has been reviewed. The aspects of quality that can be measured by near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS), its evolution, research on different products and most important areas for action, are highlighted. Desirable criteria for evaluating the reliability of the models and spectrometer features such as portability are discussed. Likely events in the evolution of online and portable NIRS in the near future are suggested.