Simultaneous detection of total antioxidant capacity and total soluble solids content by Fourier transform near-infrared (FT-NIR) spectroscopy: A quick and sensitive method for on-site analyses of apples

Food Control

Volumn 66, Issue , 2016, Pages 27-37

  Schmutzler, Matthias ^a   Huck, Christian W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Antioxidant capacity; Apple; FT NIR spectroscopy; Handheld spectrometer; On site; Sugar

Indexed keywords

EID: 84956677095     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2016.01.026     Document Type: Article

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