SBIR/STTR Research Award
Chemically Active Fruit Label for the Visual Estimation of Fruit Ripeness
Award amount
$0Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2003Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Agriculture
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- ADA TECHNOLOGIES LLC
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- NQEGVMEYYRT9
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY: Certain fruits do not change color as they ripen and hence it may be difficult for consumers to select fruit that is ready to eat. Melons and winter pears are examples of fruit that is difficult to select. Most fruit is now individually labeled and this project will develop a label that will change color as the fruit approaches ripeness. This colorimetric label will provide the consumer with an immediate visual clue that will allow them to select fruit that is approaching ripeness, or is ripe. The label will be inherently safe, in case of accidental ingestion and the incremental cost of the label over the current labels will be small.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
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Research funding history
274 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1985–2025). Reported award amounts total $89,993,036. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Department of Health and Human Services, Environmental Protection Agency, National Science Foundation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration