Non-destructive nir technology for fruit and vegetable internal quality assessment, eliminating the skin disturbing effect

Objective

The consumer is most of all interested to know the fruit flesh quail- tee regardless of the good-looking appearance of the product offered. Up to now there has not been a consistent approach which theoretically or in practice could lead to a solution of internal quality assessment problem. The Project gives a solution particularly applicable to pot-toes, apples and peaches. The overall objective is to demonstrate anew NIR method for virtual (optical and mathematical) stripping of the skin and a photometric camera for implementation of the method. The camera allows to measure the fruit flesh spectrum without the object physical peeling, hence to predict precisely the internal quality: inside diseases and defects, degree of maturity, flavour etc.

Programme(s)

• FP5-LIFE QUALITY - Specific Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Quality of life and management of living resources", 1998-2002

Topic(s)

• 1.1.1.-1. - Key action Food, Nutrition and Health

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

INSTITUTE OF CRYOBIOLOGY AND FOOD TECHNOLOGIES

Address

154 "Vassil Aprilov" Blvd
4000 Plovdiv
Bulgaria

Participants (3)

CAMPDEN AND CHORLEYWOOD FOOD RESEARCH ASSOCIATION GROUP

United Kingdom

Address

--,Station Road
GL556LD Chipping Campden,glouste

INDEX 6 LTD (PRODUCTION OF MACHINES FOR CANNING INDUSTRY)

Bulgaria

Address

Kuklensko Ahosse
4004 Plovdiv

TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND

Finland

Address

7B,kaitovaeylae 1
90571 Oulu