Emerging technologies for food quality and food safety evalution

"The evaluation of food quality and safety is one of the key tasks in the manufacturing process of foods and beverages as well as in their R&D. Even though food quality may depend on its hedonic aspect, its quantitative evaluation becomes more important in the food industry and academia. Fo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Cho, Yo'ng-jo'ng , 1954- (Author), Kang, Sukwon (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton, Florida : CRC Press , c2011
Series:Contemporary food engineering
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Instrumental techniques for measurement of textural and rheological properties of foods
  • 3. Sensory evaluation using artificial intelligence
  • 4. Application of computer vision systems for objectives assessment of food qualities
  • 5. NIR spectroscopy for chemical composition and internal quality in foods
  • 6. Quality measurements using nuclear magnetic resonance and magnetic resonance imaging
  • 7. Ultrasound systems for food quality evaluation
  • 8. Hyperspectral and multispectral imaging for food quality and safety inspection
  • 9. Electronic nose for detection of food flavor and volatile components
  • 10. Biosensors for evaluating food quality and safety
  • 11. Nanotechnology in food quality and safety evaluation systems