Correctly identifying ripeness is critical to determining the exact

time to harvest fruits. Tropical fruits are expensive to grow and

have a short shelf-life, so recognizing the ideal harvest time

reduces food waste and increases value. Common solutions

need to destroy the fruit to take the BRIX measurement, are

not scalable to retail and consumer use, and have limitations

for the grower while existing NIR spectroscopy solutions are

large and expensive (~5k-10k$ devices).

A highly sensitive NIR spectral sensor measures the properties

of the fruit. The spectral footprint allows extraction of the BRIX

value and the dry mass (indicators of sweetness and ripeness).

The raw data measurements are uploaded to the cloud and

then provide an accurate measurement value (currently for

apples and kiwis).

Learn more:

https://ams-osram.com/products/sensor...