US 12,105,109 B2
Method for assessing dry matter in horticultural products
Richard Jordan Oliver, Hamilton (NZ); Roderick Munro McDonald, Hamilton (NZ); Vincent Andrew McGlone, Hamilton (NZ); and Richard John Seelye, Hamilton (NZ)
Assigned to The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited, Auckland (NZ)
Appl. No. 16/650,650
Filed by The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited, Auckland (NZ)
PCT Filed Sep. 26, 2018, PCT No. PCT/IB2018/057423
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 25, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2019/064183, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 4, 2019.
Claims priority of application No. 735829 (NZ), filed on Sep. 26, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2023/0243724 A1, Aug. 3, 2023
Int. Cl. G01N 5/04 (2006.01); G01N 1/44 (2006.01); G01N 33/02 (2006.01); G01N 1/28 (2006.01)
CPC G01N 5/045 (2013.01) [G01N 1/44 (2013.01); G01N 33/025 (2013.01); G01N 2001/2866 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for estimating the dry matter content of a fruit or vegetable, the method comprising the steps
a) providing material from the fruit or vegetable,
b) homogenising the material,
c) applying a portion of the homogenised material to a support,
d) weighing the support and homogenised material,
e) drying the homogenised material,
f) weighing the support and dried homogenised material, and
g) calculating dry matter content of the homogenised material based on the difference between the weight of the support and homogenised material and the weight of the support and dried homogenised material,
wherein the step of homogenising the material comprises forcing the material through an aperture at a force sufficient to break open cells in the material, and wherein the dry matter content of the homogenised material provides an estimate of the dry matter content of the fruit or vegetable.