Project code 3: 2021PMF-BS-12
Author, as appears in the article.: Ezenarro, J.; Schörn-García, D.; Palou, A.; Mestres, M.; Aceña, L.; Abadías, M.; Aguiló-Aguayo, I.; Busto, O.; Boqué, R.
Department: Química Analítica i Química Orgànica
e-ISSN: 1099-128X
URV's Author/s: EZENARRO GARATE, Jokin / Schörn-García, Daniel / Mestres Solé, Montserrat / Aceña Muñoz, Laura / Busto Busto, Olga / Boqué Martí, Ricard
Project code: PID2019-104269RR-C33 and PID2019-104269RR-C31 / MICIU / AEI / 10.13039/501100011033
Abstract: Nectarines, a popular pit fruit closely related to peaches, are renowned for their nutritional value and associated health benefits. However, challenges arise in maintaining optimal organoleptic properties during harvest and handling, eventually leading to production waste and heterogeneous quality in the fruit that arrives to the consumer. This study investigates the impact of nectarine position on trees during the whole ripening process using non-destructive near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy. Nectarines exposed to more sunlight mature faster and this influences sugar content and acidity, emphasising the significance of considering height, prominence and orientation in ripening dynamics of the fruit. Different data unfolding strategies were compared, using ANOVA-Simultaneous Component Analysis (ASCA) to reveal the significance of in-tree position factors at different ripening stages, and observing high significance at harvest. This underscores the necessity for growers and handlers to consider these factors for reducing waste. NIR spectroscopy, with adequate data analysis, is a valuable tool for the holistic analysis of fruit ripening, providing crucial insights for maintaining optimal fruit organoleptic properties from harvest to consumer.
licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Author's mail: jokin.ezenarro@urv.cat
ISSN: 0886-9383
Founding program action 3: Universitat Rovira i Virgili - Banco Santander
Project code 2: 2020 FISDU 00221
Founding program 2: Secretaria d'Universitats i Recerca del Departament d'Empresa i Coneixement de la Generalitat de Catalunya
Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Link to the original source: https://analyticalsciencejournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cem.3576?af=R
Funding program: Programa Estatal de Generación de Conocimiento y Fortalecimiento Científico y Tecnológico del Sistema de I+D+i y de I+D+i Orientada a los Retos de la Sociedad. Proyectos de I+D+i Retos Investigación 2017-2020
Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Founding program 3: Contratos de personal investigador predoctoral en formación
Acronym: ALLFRUIT4ALL
Article's DOI: 10.1002/cem.3576
Journal publication year: 2024
Funding program action: Ciencias y tecnologías de alimentos
Publication Type: Journal Publications
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