Solid Fruit Color Measurement
With vivid colors, intricate shapes, diverse and appealing flavors, Fruits are nature's sweets. Is it any wonder that humans have been eating fruit in some form since the beginning of time? The world's leading producers of fruit and fruit products understand the importance of color in a consumer's perception of ripeness and flavor. That's why for over 60 years, companies like Smuckers, PepsiCo, Kraft, ConAgra Foods and Chiquita have relied on the experience and knowledge of HunterLab in providing color measurement solutions for their products.
This is typically fruit in its natural and / or dried form, such as apples, oranges or tomatoes. Fruit measured in this form is typically measured to determine its maturity or ripeness, as this relates closely to taste. For solid fruits, the proper measurement technique is to employ a Directional 45°/0° reflectance instrument. This is the geometry that most closely matches how the human eye 'sees'
