Open AccessMealiness Detection in Agricultural Crops: Destructive and Nondestructive Tests: A Review
Author(s) -
Arefi Arman,
Moghaddam Parviz Ahmadi,
Mollazade Kaveh,
Hassanpour Ali,
Valero Constantino,
Gowen Aoife
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
comprehensive reviews in food science and food safety
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.801
H-Index - 110
ISSN - 1541-4337
DOI - 10.1111/1541-4337.12152
Subject(s) - nondestructive testing , purchasing , agricultural engineering , agriculture , environmental science , computer science , engineering , physics , operations management , biology , ecology , quantum mechanics
Mealiness is known as an important internal quality attribute of fruits/vegetables, which has significant influence on consumer purchasing decisions. Mealiness has been a topic of research interest over the past several decades. A number of destructive and nondestructive techniques are introduced for mealiness detection. Nondestructive methods are more interesting because they are rapid, noninvasive, and suitable for real‐time purposes. In this review, the concept of mealiness is presented for potato, apple, and peach, followed by an in‐depth discussion about applications of destructive and nondestructive techniques developed for mealiness detection. The results suggest the potential of electromagnetic‐based techniques for nondestructive mealiness evaluation. Further investigations are in progress to find more appropriate nondestructive techniques as well as cost and performance.