Lembe Samukelo Magwaza

TL;DR: Research progress on NIRS applications in internal and external quality measurement of citrus fruit, including the selection of NIR characteristics for spectra capture, analysis and interpretation are reviewed.

TL;DR: A review of 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, can be found in this paper.

TL;DR: In this article, the use of other non-destructive techniques for assessing internal and external quality of thick rind fruit, such as hyperspectral and multispectral imaging systems, X-ray micro-computed tomography, nuclear magnetic resonance and Raman spectroscopy, is discussed.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated moringa leaf extract, together with commercially available edible coatings, namely, chitosan and carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC), as postharvest treatments to enhance shelf-life and improve the quality of ‘Fuerte’ and ‘Hass’ avocado fruit.

TL;DR: The use of ECPE stands high chances of increasing consumer confidence because they can be completely organic as mentioned in this paper. But, some substances included in coatings formulations are criticised due to their negative residual effects on consumers, high potential to form an impermeable layer whilst some are prohibited on organic produce.