Highlights•The enabling technologies for miniaturized spectrometers are
presented.•Advances in MEMS, optoelectronics, data transmission, and processing enable …

Fruit firmness is of vital importance in various links of the fruit supply chain, such as
determining harvest time, choosing packaging and transportation methods, regulating …

Pectin has several purposes in the food and pharmaceutical industry making its
quantification important for further extraction. Current techniques for pectin quantification …

The poor management of citrus wastes as a result of their low compostability and value for
animal feeding greatly hinders the disposal of this waste. Nowadays, the incorporation of …

Pectin polysaccharide is an important phytochemical with potential biomedical applications.
It is commonly measured by time-consuming destructive chemical methods. This work …

Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) is a rapid, accurate and non-invasive technology and
widely used to detect the quality of food, particularly to fruits and vegetables, meat and …

The chemical composition of any food material can be analyzed well by employing various
analytical techniques. The physical properties of food are no less important than chemical …

Near (NIR) and mid (MIR) infrared spectroscopies have been studied as potential methods
for non-destructive analyses of the fresh fruits quality. In this study, vitamin C, citric acid, total …

The use of sensors to detect or measure ripening changes in fruit is a growing area of
interest to the scientific community. Colorimeters are commonly employed for color and …

The aim of this research was to test the viability of short wave near infrared spectroscopy
(SW-NIRS) for the monitoring of fruit quality and ripening evolution in Algarve Citrus …