Food science articles
Calculating the Cost of Citrus Degreening
Degreening of postharvest citrus allows growers, suppliers, and distributors more flexibility to react to market demands. However, for a long time, there was no clarity on the costs of degreening. Not being able to anticipate total production costs is a major obstacle for any grower. So, a team of multidisciplinary scientists decided to track the… Continue reading…
Felix Instruments Attends Fruit Attraction 2021
From familiar faces to exciting new projects, Fruit Attraction 2021 has been a tremendous success! Thank you to all who stopped by, we are so glad to have had the opportunity to meet with you. Thank you also to our wonderful distributors Fresh Produce Instruments and Pro-Lite Technology, for helping to take this conference from… Continue reading…
Assessing Multiblock Chemomtrics in Food Analysis
Precision instruments that take non-destructive measurements of fruit quality parameters are becoming routine throughout global supply chains. Chemometric modeling is a crucial part of this new food science technology. Using applicable chemometric modeling techniqes can increase the accuracy of existing devices by providing better ways of analyzing complex spectral data collected from food. Hence, it… Continue reading…
Felix Instruments’ Quality Meters Set to Bear Fruit at Fruit Attraction 2021
PRESS RELEASE September 22, 2021 – The latest innovations in advanced NIR fruit maturity meters from Felix Instruments – Applied Food Science will be unveiled at Fruit Attraction 2021 in Madrid, October 5- 7 in booth #5C04C. Experts from Felix Instruments will be on hand to discuss and show clients a range of products… Continue reading…
Liquid Spectrophotometry & Food Industry Applications
Though spectrophotometry applications are used in industries for solids and gases, this technique was initially developed for liquid analysis. Liquid spectrophotometry is a non-destructive, rapid method of liquid analysis that can replace many cumbersome techniques. Liquid spectrophotometry is popular not only for food research, but throughout the food industry. An emphasis on quality and accountability… Continue reading…
Saving on Energy with Ethylene Management
Storing fruits and vegetables at low temperatures to extend storage time is standard practice in food supply chains. Low temperatures serve to delay senescence in non-climacteric fruits. However, refrigeration is energy intensive and there is a need to find an alternate method to store fresh produce to reduce the carbon footprint of food production. Reducing… Continue reading…
Building a ‘Kent’ Mango Firmness Model with NIR Spectroscopy
An increase in the import of mangos into Europe makes it necessary to find accurate and rapid methods of testing ripeness. Though subjective, firmness is one of the oldest and most intuitive means of judging fruit ripeness. Emerging work with NIR spectrometers can make this subjective process more objective and help in establishing the correct… Continue reading…
Grade “A” Apples: Water Relations in Apple Rootstocks and Scion Influence Fruit Yield and Quality
Rootstocks could influence not only yield and vigor, but also water relations in scions. Water relations in rootstocks and scions play an important role in growing apple trees. However, it is not clear if hydraulics is influenced by xylem vessels’ characteristics and how it happens. Knowing more could help in finding apple rootstocks better suited… Continue reading…
Dry Matter: The Key to Kiwifruit
Kiwifruit has become commercially popular world-wide in the past four decades. The growing demand makes long transport and storage times inevitable. Dry matter is a reliable parameter to control harvest time and quality for many fruits. In the case of kiwifruits, dry matter provides additional insights that have helped to shape best practices for kiwifruit… Continue reading…
Reviving Rambutan: Practical Treatment Assessment with Gas Analysis
Several physiological processes, including respiration, affect the quality and shelf life of fruit. The tropical fruit rambutan is an important cash crop. However, little research has been done on improving their postharvest quality. Recently, a group of scientists endeavored to use non-destructive gas analysis to explore potential postharvest treatments that could be useful in extending… Continue reading…