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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2006
Applicants:
Guglielmo Costa, Bologna, IT;
Massimo Noferini, Borgo Tossignano, IT;
Giovanni Fiori, Ascoli Piceno, IT;
Inventors:
Guglielmo Costa, Bologna, IT;
Massimo Noferini, Borgo Tossignano, IT;
Giovanni Fiori, Ascoli Piceno, IT;
Assignee:
Alma Mater Studiorum — Universita di Bologna, Bologna, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/55 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for determining the quality and ripeness of fruit and vegetable products includes the steps of irradiating a fruit or vegetable product with radiating light; measuring the absorbance of the product at the wavelengths of 670 nm and 720 nm; determining the difference of absorbances measured at the wavelengths of 670 nm and 720 nm.