Shape uniformity of fruits and vegetables is important whether they are to be fresh marketed
or processed. To achieve the desired uniformity, fruits must be inspected and classified …

The range of applications of computer vision for product inspection, monitoring, and control
in drying in both offline and online modes are reviewed. The basics of computer vision …

El Aloe vera tiene amplios usos en la industria alimentaria, farmacéutica y cosmética; así
mismo, la parte que más se usa de esta planta es el gel, debido a sus propiedades …

Instantly sensing the food quality attributes is a prerequisite to regulate the drying process
for final product quality improvement. Novel sensing technologies have been “pushed” to …

Process engineering of food materials is strongly associated with their microstructure, which
quantification allows proper selection of equipment operating conditions, monitoring …

Encapsulation is a process in which a base material is encapsulated in a wall material that
can protect it against external factors and/or improve its bioavailability. Among the different …

Microcapsules were obtained by spray-drying of α-tocopherol (AT)-in-water emulsions
subjected to single and double atomization yielding single atomized microcapsules (SAM) …

The effect of microfluidisation on the amount of encapsulated and non-encapsulated α-
tocopherol was evaluated in 21 different combinations of maltodextrin, gum arabic and α …

Breakage of food materials affects operations in industry such as storage, transport and
quality control, and has an influence on sensorial attributes. However, the geometry of the …

The chapter reviews applications of pulsed electric fields (PEF) for the efficient extraction of
intercellular components from food plants. Mechanisms of cell membrane permeabilization …