70–110.42 mmol H+·100 g FW−1), when compared to apricot. However, the thick skin in passion fruit acts as a barrier and prevents the penetration of the infrared radiation to the pulp. Indeed, Guthrie et al. (2006) determined the total soluble solids in intact melon and observed a correlation coefficient lower than the correlation coefficient found for other fruits, being the difference attributed to the heterogeneity of SSC distribution within the fruit and the poor penetration of light through the irregular fruit skin. Dull, Birth, Smittle, and Leffler (1989) used two wavelengths to assess SSC in sliced melon ‘cantaloupes’ (913 and 884 nm) and in intact

melon (896 and 860 nm). The correlation coefficient for sliced melon and intact melon were 0.968 and 0.600, respectively, while RMSEP was 1.56 and 2.18, respectively for sliced melon and Veliparib solubility dmso intact melon. Those results clearly demonstrated that NIR can be more effectively used for the prediction of SSC in sliced melon when compared to intact melon. Flores et al. (2008) evaluated SSC in cut and intact watermelons and melons using a NIR diode array spectrometer. The results of SSC prediction for cut watermelons and melons were much better than those of intact watermelons and melons (cut watermelons: R2 = 0.92,

RMESCV = 0.49; intact watermelons: R2 = 0.81, RMSECV = 0.93; cut melons: R2 = 0.94, RMSECV = 0.60, intact melons: R2 = 0.87, RMSECV = 0.98). For passion fruit, the thick skin prevents the use of NIR to predict the composition of the internal pulp. In tomato, prediction of Selleck Everolimus models for non-destructive measurement by spectroscopic methods has generally been poor (Walsh, Golic, & Greensill, 2004). Tomatoes combine low concentrations (SSC and TA) and heterogeneous composition.

www.selleck.co.jp/products/erastin.html They are internally divided into different compartments so they cannot be considered as a homogeneous sphere. Each juicy compartment, with liquid and seeds, is surrounded by a flesh wall construction (Li, Yao, Yang, & Li, 2006), and this structure can interfere with the NIR radiation penetration. Chen (2008) determined soluble solids content and titratable acidity in two tomato varieties (‘DRK 453’ and ‘Trust’) in five different stages of maturity and found values remarkably low (R2 = 0.03 and 0.49; RMSEP 0.15 °Brix and 0.43 mg/ml, respectively). On the other hand, He, Zhang, Pereira, Gómez, and Wang (2005) found excellent results (R2 = 0.9 and 0.83, and RMSEP = 0.19 °Brix) using Vis/NIR spectroscopy, one tomato variety (Heatwave) at a single maturity stage. Sirisomboon et al. (2012) observed a high correlation for SSC of R2 = 0.8 and RMSEP of 0.21 °Brix for a single variety of tomato (Momotaro) at three different stages of maturity (mature green, pink, and red).