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Measurement of Papaya Maturity by Delayed Light Emission
Author(s) -
FORBUS W. R.,
SENTER S. D.,
CHAN H. T.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
journal of food science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1750-3841
pISSN - 0022-1147
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2621.1987.tb06612.x
Subject(s) - maturity (psychological) , intensity (physics) , horticulture , chlorophyll , light intensity , botany , food science , chemistry , biology , optics , physics , psychology , developmental psychology
Papaya at five stages of maturity were evaluated for differences in intensity of delayed light emission (DLE), chlorophyll, β‐carotene and Hunter color values. Results showed there were high correlations between DLE intensity and chemical and physical properties that relate to papaya maturity. DLE has a high potential as a rapid screening technique for identifying papayas which are one‐half ripe and riper.