Maturity Sorting of Green Tomatoes Based on Light Transmittance Through Regions of the Fruit
ABSTRACT A high-density spectrophotometer with fiber optic attachment was used to study the light transmittance through different regions of green tomatoes. The average of transmittance readings taken at four locations around the fruit was found to correlate with the maturity of the fruit. The correlations between optical criteria and the maturity of four varieties of tomatoes are given.