| Sumario: | Similar fruit cultivars can be mixed in postharvest and sold as the same, whereas their quality
might differ considerably. These differences in quality between cultivars can lead to rejection by
consumers if the fruit does not meet their expectations. Thus, confusion must be avoided.
Destructive methods to analyse composition are expensive and cannot be performed on all
fruits. Alternatively, hyperspectral imaging is a non-destructive technology that has already
been used to assess the internal quality of fruit. 'Algerie' is a traditional cultivar known for its
sweet taste, while 'Xirlero' is a lower-quality new variety. Both varieties are harvested in the
same period and have a similar external appearance, making them difficult to distinguish. This
work aims to find a non-destructive way to distinguish between these two varieties, as the
external appearance is similar, but the internal quality differs. 300 samples of 'Xirlero' loquat
and 259 'Algerie' were used in the experiments. Samples were harvested weekly in a commercial
orchard for five weeks to obtain several maturity levels.
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