1Division of Postharvest Technology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi-110012
2Division of Postharvest Engineering and Technology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
*Email: k_krishna_374@yahoo.co.in
The technologies currently used for determination of food quality are mostly based on the biochemical analysis, which takes time and leads to destruction of the objects. Numerous studies have been carried out to explore some non-invasive and real time methods such as Near Infrared (NIR), Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), X-ray and Computed Tomography (CT), electronic nose, computer vision system (CVS) and ultrasound for quality determination of food products. These non-destructive technologies have received more and more attention for automated assessment of quality applications and now these methodologies have gained momentum in various fields of agriculture and its allied sectors. In this article, efforts have been made to present their principle, potential and also have summarized their some applications.
Non-destructive technique, food quality evaluation, principle, potential, application
