Yes, thanks to an application that has just been developed by the company NIR Soluciones, attached to the Córdoba Science and Technology Park. Its researchers have taken the first steps towards the industrial use of an online control system that uses near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) to find out the internal color and sugar level in a watermelon , keeping the fruit intact.
This innovation in quality control will allow farmers to know the quality of the watermelons before putting them on sale, and to test the entire production individually, guaranteeing the final consumer the quality of each fruit, without altering the product, as announced. Their creators.
NIRS technology is one of the fastest methods available for chemical analysis of samples, with applications in petrochemical, pharmaceutical, food industry, etc.
