UV/blue light-induced fluorescence for assessing apple maturity

Hyun Kwon Noh; Renfu Lu

doi:10.1117/12.629901

8 November 2005 UV/blue light-induced fluorescence for assessing apple maturity

Hyun Kwon Noh, Renfu Lu

Proceedings Volume 5996, Optical Sensors and Sensing Systems for Natural Resources and Food Safety and Quality; 59960I (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.629901
Event: Optics East 2005, 2005, Boston, MA, United States

Abstract

Chlorophyll fluorescence has been researched for assessing fruit post-harvest quality and condition. The objective of this preliminary research was to investigate the potential of fluorescence spectroscopy for measuring apple fruit quality. Ultraviolet (UV) and blue light was used as an excitation source for inducing fluorescence in apples. Fluorescence spectra were measured from 'Golden Delicious' (GD) and 'Red Delicious' (RD) apples by using a visible/near-infrared spectrometer after one, three, and five minutes of continuous UV/blue light illumination. Standard destructive tests were performed to measure fruit firmness, skin and flesh color, soluble solids and acid content from the apples. Calibration models for each of the three illumination time periods were developed to predict fruit quality indexes. The results showed that fluorescence emission decreased steadily during the first three minutes of UV/blue light illumination and was stable within five minutes. The differences were minimal in the model prediction results based on fluorescence data at one, three or five minutes of illumination. Overall, better predictions were obtained for apple skin chroma and hue and flesh hue with values for the correlation coefficient of validation between 0.80 and 0.90 for both GD and RD. Relatively poor predictions were obtained for fruit firmness, soluble solids content, titrational acid, and flesh chroma. This research demonstrated that fluorescence spectroscopy is potentially useful for assessing selected quality attributes of apple fruit and further research is needed to improve fluorescence measurements so that better predictions of fruit quality can be achieved.

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Hyun Kwon Noh and Renfu Lu "UV/blue light-induced fluorescence for assessing apple maturity", Proc. SPIE 5996, Optical Sensors and Sensing Systems for Natural Resources and Food Safety and Quality, 59960I (8 November 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.629901

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