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

The quality and safety of food is an increasing concern for worldwide business. Non-
destructive methods (NDM), as a means of assessment and instrumentation have created an …

The flavour difference and other quality indicators among five popular apple varieties
('Ralls','Jonagold','Orin','Indo', and 'Hanfu') were evaluated mainly using electronic nose and …

Fleshy fruits of angiosperms are organs specialized for promoting seed dispersal by
attracting herbivores and enticing them to consume the organ and the seeds it contains …

Texture analysis and modeling are important techniques in food and postharvest research
and industrial practice. A wide range of methods have been used to evaluate instrumental …

Background The growing concerns about food quality and safety among consumers have
increased the need for food authentication, which can be a powerful tool to combat different …

Despite the availability of whole genome sequences of apple and peach, there has been a
considerable gap between genomics and breeding. To bridge the gap, the European Union …

The challenge of maintaining both quality and safety in the thermal processing of foods
results from the degradation of heat-sensitive quality attributes during processing. The editor …

Blueberries are 'soft fruit', a name which underlies the impact that fruit texture plays in their
marketability. Worldwide blueberry production has been increasing in the last years, and …

A large number of apple cultivars (18) have been evaluated both by sensory and
instrumental methods with the aim to characterise their perceived quality and its relation with …