Food science articles
Using Dry Matter as a Reliable Harvest Indicator for Vegetables
Dry Matter in Vegetables The use of dry matter to fix harvest time is well-established for fruits. This practice is, however, not wide-spread for vegetables, except for tomatoes. Many vegetables are consumed before ripening and eaten at various stages of fruit development. So, is dry matter estimation useful in the case of vegetables? Recent research… Continue reading…
Using Dry Matter as a Measure of Maturity & Quality in Mangos
Dry Matter & Mangos Mangos are one of the top ten consumed fruits in the world. It is sought for its taste and is well known as the ‘King of Fruits.’ Quality and taste can be guaranteed not only by good cultivation practices, but also by harvesting the fruit at the right time. Good harvest… Continue reading…
Avocado Dry Matter Resource
Avocado Minimum Dry Matter Levels Avocados must have a minimum of 21% dry matter (page 4 of https://www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/trade/agr/standard/standard/fresh/FFV-Std/English/42_Avocados.pdf) before they can be harvested to meet consumer tastes. The ideal dry matter content, however, varies. It depends on the variety, season, and region where the avocado is cultivated. The dry matter content for different varieties and… Continue reading…
Brix as a Metric of Fruit Maturity
There are many methods to determine the maturity of fruits. Some methods need an external examination of fruits, while others require a more detailed analysis of the internal composition of fruits. Brix is a measure of internal components. Though it is not universally applicable as some other measures of maturity, Brix provides vital information of… Continue reading…
The Ripening Room Resource
Post-harvest fruit ripening is a complicated process. It can produce fruits that don’t just look good but are also tasty and nutritional. Ripening rooms are even more misunderstood than the process itself. Cold storage rooms are not the right places for ripening, and, while fruits will ripen on their own, a ripening room can produce… Continue reading…
Visit With Us @ the World Avocado Congress in Medellín, Columbia!
Join Felix Instruments president, Leonard Felix, and application scientist, Eric Munoz-Garcia, at this coming week’s World Avocado Congress and get a hands-on demo with the Avocado Quality Meter! Using near-infrared-based technology, the Avocado Quality Meter measures avocado dry matter in seconds, reducing what has for years taken hours or days to measure, to mere seconds. Built for avocado… Continue reading…
We Want to See You! Conferences & Tradeshow Schedule Fall 2019
With an eye always on innovation, we’ve launched 3 new tools in the past year alone – the Avocado Quality Meter, Mango Quality Meter and the newly redesigned Plant Canopy Imager – with more to come in late 2019 and early 2020! If you’re interested in seeing live, in-person demos of our tools, we’re going… Continue reading…
Mango Quality Meter Webinar and Demonstration
The Mango Quality Meter non-destructively measures mango dry matter and Brix, reducing what traditionally takes hours and labor, to the push of a button and a few seconds. Built using Tommy K, Altufa (also known as Champagne, Honey or Adolfo), Kent, Calypso, Keitt, and Honey Gold varieties. Watch the full webinar below. To request a quote, click… Continue reading…
Long Time Partner Dr. Jorge Osuna Presents Ataulfo Mango Dry Matter Poster at ASHS 2019
Dr. Jorge Osuna of INIFAP, who has remained an invaluable asset to Felix Instruments over many years, presented the poster – Novel Non-Destructive Technique to Determine Optimum Harvesting Stage of Ataulfo Mango Fruit – at ASHS 2019 in Las Vegas. To view and download the poster in it’s entirety, click the image below or click here.
