About visualization of the aroma of fruits

Abstract

Fluorimetry has been used to detect the luminescence in vivo of native organic volatiles emitted from the surface of various fruits. This luminescence near the surface of fruits was visualized in the visible spectral region as color photo-images using different excitations. While the origin of this luminescence has not yet been confirmed, the results demonstrate that fluorimetry of natural aroma emission is a very promising method for studying biochemical environment of fruits that may be extended to other living systems.