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The project develops an automated system called Ripesense for non-destructive testing of fruit ripeness, specifically targeting apples and citrus fruits. This innovation aims to reduce waste and economic losses in the fruit supply chain by replacing destructive testing methods with efficient, non-invasive alternatives.
Fresh’ fruits for the consumer market can only be sold as such if they are shown to be a certain standard of ‘ripeness’, as judged by the sugar content and firmness.
There is great commercial pressure on producers to provide produce which is of the appropriate standard.
Apples which do not meet this standard can be sold to the wholesale market or juiced with losses to market value of 50% and 95% respectively, but apples & citrus fruits which are destructively tested are sold as animal feed, comp…
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