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SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE
卷 184, 期 -, 页码 179-192出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2015.01.001
关键词
Fruit and vegetables; Sweetness; Non-structural carbohydrates; Near infrared spectroscopy; Hyperspectral imaging; Electronic tongue
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资金
- Postharvest Innovation Fund of the Department of Science and Technology [2/2014]
- Citrus Research International
- National Research Foundation
The determination and quantification of sugars is important for quality control and assurance of horticultural produce. This review discusses analytical methods for determination of sugars and sweetness of fresh and processed fruit and vegetables, including the use of destructive and non-destructive instrumental techniques to evaluate sugar composition and characterize taste profile or sweetness. From the standard hand-held refractometer to the hydrometer, electronic tongue and high pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) equipped with different detectors, a wide range of devices have been used to determine sugar composition and sweetness of many fruit and vegetable products. Although chromatographic techniques are very accurate and useful, they require extensive sample preparation based on solvent extraction and hence are generally time-consuming and expensive. Visible to near infrared spectroscopy (vis/NIRS) has been proposed as an interesting alternative to traditional methods due to its rapidity, simplicity, cost effectiveness and potential for routine analysis if proper calibration and validation steps were developed. Current trends favour analytical methods that are simple to use, quick and non-destructive. The prospects for using emerging technologies such as hyperspectral imaging and nuclear magnetic resonance for non-destructive assessment of sugar content and sweetness of fresh and processed horticultural food products are also discussed. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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