About visualization of the aroma of fruits

Fluorimetry has been used to detect the luminescence in vivo of native orga nic volatiles: emitted from the surface of various fruits. This luminescenc e near the surface of fruits was visualized in the visible spectral region as color photo-images using different excitations. While the origin of this luminescence has not yet been confirmed, the results demonstrate that fluo rimetry of natural aroma emission is a very promising method for studying b iochemical environment of fruits that may be extended to other living syste ms. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.