Pigment variation by colorimetric analysis in raw, grilled and boiled eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) fruits

Authors

  • Marta Fibiani CRA-IAA, Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l’analisi dell’economia agraria, Unità di Ricerca per i Processi dell’Industria Agroalimentare
  • Giuseppe L. Rotino CRA-ORL, Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l’analisi dell’economia agraria, Unità di Ricerca per l’Orticoltura
  • Laura Toppino CRA-ORL, Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l’analisi dell’economia agraria, Unità di Ricerca per l’Orticoltura
  • Giuseppe Mennella CRA-ORT, Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l’analisi dell’economia agraria, Centro di Ricerca per l’Orticoltura
  • Roberto Lo Scalzo CRA-IAA, Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l’analisi dell’economia agraria, Unità di Ricerca per i Processi dell’Industria Agroalimentare

Keywords:

Color, lighting, visual perception, digital, design

Abstract

Pigment variation by colorimetric analysis in raw, grilled and boiled eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) fruits [...]

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“Pigment variation by colorimetric analysis in raw, grilled and boiled eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) fruits” (2015) Cultura e Scienza del Colore - Color Culture and Science, 3, pp. 40–44. Available at: https://jcolore.gruppodelcolore.it/ojs/index.php/CCSJ/article/view/15.03.06 (Accessed: 29 March 2024).