R. Massantini et al., NIR SPECTROSCOPY TO EVALUATE THE FRUITS A ND VEGETABLES QUALITY DURING THE POSTHARVEST, Industrie alimentari, 36(357), 1997, pp. 321-326
After a short introduction regarding historical characteristics of NIR
spectroscopy, the physical and chemical principles are shown and a br
ief report on the instrumentation is given. The Authors point out the
most recent applications in postharvest in addition to the chemometric
al non-linear techniques. At the end of the report the NIR possibiliti
es are shown to develop on-line systems for sensory and quality evalua
tion.