This paper provides an overview of the principles and theory of measuring optical properties
of biological materials. It then presents the instrumentation and data analysis procedures for …

Knowledge of textural properties is important for stakeholders in the food value chain
including producers, postharvest handlers, processors, marketers and consumers. For fresh …

Artificial vision systems are powerful tools for the automatic inspection of fruits and
vegetables. Typical target applications of such systems include grading, quality estimation …

Potato and sweet potato are two among the most important commodities worldwide due to
their significant role in human diet and food security. As highly demanded crops, rapid …

The quality of agricultural products is of high importance in terms of consumer interest,
determining market acceptance, and thus, directly affects storage and post-harvest …

Quality largely decides the time frame of realistic usability before providing a cost for fruits or
vegetables. Consequently, quality checking and testing of products have prime importance …

New, non-destructive sensing techniques for fast and more effective quality assessment of
fruits and vegetables are needed to meet the ever-increasing consumer demand for better …

The total soluble solids play an important role in the fruit maturity process and determine the
acceptance of rich nutrients as well as economic benefits in the fruit trade. Thus …

Firmness is an important quality indicator of kiwifruit and is useful for determining optimal
time for marketing and optimizing storage management. In this study, a self-designed system …

Background Dry-cured ham is one of the most valued food products by Mediterranean
consumers. In this sense, the appropriate development of its different production stages is …