The Pacific Northwest of the USA produces a wide
range of fruits and vegetables that are processed into
many different commodities such as canned and frozen
fruits, preserves, fruit juices and wines. Color quality will
determine whether these products are acceptable to the
consumer, and our laboratory has addressed many
projects concerning color quality and color degradation
during processing and storage. Some specific examples
include color and pigment changes in strawberry
preserves (Abers & Wrolstad, 1979), frozen strawberries