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The aim of this work is to develop and evaluate a new simplified optoelectronic system for potential measurements on fruit and vegetables directly in the field. The development, characterization and validation of an operative prototype is discussed. LED technology was chosen for the design, and spectral acquisition at four specific wavelengths (630, 690, 750 and 850 nm) was proposed. Nevertheless, attention was given to the modularity and versatility of the system. Indeed, the possibility to change the light sources module with other wavelengths allows one to adapt the use of the same device for different foreseeable applications and objectives, e.g., ripeness evaluation, detection of particular diseases and disorders, chemical and physical property prediction, shelf life analysis, as well as for different natures of products (berry, leaf or liquid). Validation tests on blue dye water solutions have shown the capability of the system of discriminating low levels of reflectance, with a repeatability characterized by a standard deviation proportional to the measured intensity and in general limited to 2%\u20134%.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/s150922705","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2015,9,8]],"date-time":"2015-09-08T11:59:54Z","timestamp":1441713594000},"page":"22705-22723","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":29,"title":["A Simplified, Light Emitting Diode (LED) Based, Modular System to be Used for the Rapid Evaluation of Fruit and Vegetable Quality: Development and Validation on Dye Solutions"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"15","author":[{"given":"Raffaele","family":"Civelli","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Universit\u00e0 degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 2, Milano 20133, Italy"}]},{"given":"Valentina","family":"Giovenzana","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Universit\u00e0 degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 2, Milano 20133, Italy"}]},{"given":"Roberto","family":"Beghi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Universit\u00e0 degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 2, Milano 20133, Italy"}]},{"given":"Ezio","family":"Naldi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Universit\u00e0 degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 2, Milano 20133, Italy"}]},{"given":"Riccardo","family":"Guidetti","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Universit\u00e0 degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 2, Milano 20133, Italy"}]},{"given":"Roberto","family":"Oberti","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Universit\u00e0 degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 2, Milano 20133, Italy"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2015,9,8]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","first-page":"1","article-title":"Spectral methods for measuring quality changes of fresh fruits and vegetables","volume":"4","author":"Nassar","year":"2008","journal-title":"Stewart Postharvest Rev."},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"99","DOI":"10.1016\/j.postharvbio.2007.06.024","article-title":"Nondestructive measurement of fruit and vegetable quality by means of NIR spectroscopy: A review","volume":"46","author":"Nicolai","year":"2007","journal-title":"Postharvest Biol. 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