NONDESTRUCTIVE DETERMINATION OF SOLUBLE SOLIDS IN TOMATOES USING NEAR-INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY

Authors
SLAUGHTER DC BARRETT D BOERSIG M
Citation
Dc. Slaughter et al., NONDESTRUCTIVE DETERMINATION OF SOLUBLE SOLIDS IN TOMATOES USING NEAR-INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY, Journal of food science, 61(4), 1996, pp. 695-697
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Food Science & Tenology
Journal title
Journal of food science → ACNP
ISSN journal
00221147
Volume
61
Issue
4
Year of publication
1996
Pages
695 - 697
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-1147(1996)61:4<695:NDOSSI>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
A nondestructive optical method for determining the soluble solids con tent of fresh whole tomatoes was investigated. The method, based upon near infrared spectrophotometric techniques, could predict the soluble solids content of tomatoes (r = 0.92, SEC = 0.27 degrees Brix). Tomat oes from more than 30 popular fresh market cultivars at stages of matu rity from mature green to ripe red fruit were studied.