Volume 54, Issue 2 pp. 173-205
REVIEW

Emerging nondestructive techniques to quantify the textural properties of food: A state-of-art review

Gayatri Mishra

Gayatri Mishra

Centre for Applied Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Lethbridge College, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

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Prashant Sahni

Prashant Sahni

College of Dairy and Food Technology, Agriculture University, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India

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Ravi Pandiselvam

Corresponding Author

Ravi Pandiselvam

Division of Physiology, Biochemistry and Post-Harvest Technology, ICAR—Central Plantation Crops Research Institute (CPCRI), Kasaragod, Kerala, India

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Ravi Pandiselvam, Division of Physiology, Biochemistry and Post-Harvest Technology, ICAR—Central Plantation Crops Research Institute (CPCRI), Kasaragod 671124, India.

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Brajesh Kumar Panda, Agricultural and Food Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, West Bengal 721302, India.

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Brajesh Kumar Panda

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Brajesh Kumar Panda

Agricultural and Food Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, West Bengal, India

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Ravi Pandiselvam, Division of Physiology, Biochemistry and Post-Harvest Technology, ICAR—Central Plantation Crops Research Institute (CPCRI), Kasaragod 671124, India.

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Brajesh Kumar Panda, Agricultural and Food Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, West Bengal 721302, India.

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Dolly Bhati

Dolly Bhati

Department of Food Biosciences, Teagasc, The Agriculture and Food Development Authority, Ireland, Dublin, Ireland

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Naveen Kumar Mahanti

Naveen Kumar Mahanti

Post Harvest Technology Research Station, Venkataramannagudem, Dr. Y.S.R Horticultural University, West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh, India

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Anjineyulu Kothakota

Anjineyulu Kothakota

Agro-Processing & Technology Division, CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST), Trivandrum, India

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Manoj Kumar

Manoj Kumar

Chemical and Biochemical Processing Division, ICAR – Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology, Mumbai, India

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Daniel Cozzolino

Daniel Cozzolino

Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

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First published: 09 February 2023
Citations: 3
This article was published on AA publication on: 09 February 2023

Abstract

Texture is an important sensory attribute that drives consumer acceptance of any food material. In recent times consumers' demand for high-quality food urges food industries to provide food with consistent textural properties. However, texture measurement not just requires a trained sensory panel but also a considerable amount of time and effort. On the flip side, human observation could be subjective hence repeatability of the result may not be ensured and/or relied on. Contrary to that, objective methods for texture measurement are reliable and consistent, but are not suitable for in-line application and also destructive in nature. The mentioned crisis has made industries opt for nondestructive texture analysis techniques. In the past decade, considerable research has been carried out on nondestructive texture analysis methods such as micro-deformation, and acoustic and optical techniques, showing feasibility for in-line applications. The current review focuses on the working principles and most recent applications of nondestructive techniques for texture analysis of food products. Moreover, a detailed review of contact and noncontact-type texture measurement has been presented in this article. The literature survey is concluded with future research aspects and challenges involved in the commercialization of the nondestructive texture analysis techniques.

DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT

The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.

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