A new method and apparatus for controlling the quality and maturity of the fruit using luminiscu00cancia induced by light.

摘要

The present invention relates to a method for in vivo characterization of quality and degree of maturity of fruits and vegetables is characterized by using the luminescu00cancia induced by light of its aroma as characterizing factor.The apparatus for monitoring in vivo of quality and degree of maturity of the fruits and vegetables in accordance with the method mentioned above includes: a support 8 for placing the sample; a light emitting monocromu00c1tica 1 connected to a first optical fiber 2.Used to excitau00c7u00c3o of luminescu00cancia in a region irradiated from a vegetable or fruit interfacial 7; a second optical fiber 3 connected to a espctu00d3metro 4.Used to detect the spectrum of liminescu00cancia; a meter of the values of oaru00c2metros based on intensity of spectral distribution of emission at wavelengths of discrete; a computer 5 and espectru00d3metro 4 and 6 computer program to compare these measurements of intensida Spectral curves of limit in steps of 10 to 20 nm.