Appearance is a very important sensory quality attribute of fruits and vegetables, which can
influence not only their market value, consumer's preferences and choice but also their …

An overview is given of near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy for use in measuring quality
attributes of horticultural produce. Different spectrophotometer designs and measurement …

Data analysis has become a fundamental task in analytical chemistry due to the great
quantity of analytical information provided by modern analytical instruments. Supervised …

The early detection of bruises in apples was studied using a system that included
hyperspectral cameras equipped with sensors working in the visible and near-infrared (400 …

Consumers are increasingly demanding fruit of consistent high quality. Mechanical damage,
which can occur during harvesting, packing house operations, handling and transport …

This paper attempted the feasibility to determine content total polyphenols content in green
tea with near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy coupled with an appropriate multivariate …

This paper reviews the techniques available for image feature extraction and their
applications in the food industry up to now according to the four major kinds of image …

Detection of bruises on apples is important but difficult for an automatic apple sorting system.
The objective of this study was to develop a prototype multispectral imaging system for …

Spectroscopy data are useful for modelling biological systems such as predicting quality
parameters of horticultural products. However, using the wide spectrum of wavelengths is …

In this paper we present a novel application work for grading of apple fruits by machine
vision. Following precise segmentation of defects by minimal confusion with stem/calyx …