The quality of agricultural products relates to the internal structure, which has long been a
matter of interest in agricultural scientists. However, inspection methods of the opaque …

Battered fried foods consistently remain in high demand despite concerns about their health
aspects, prompting food processors to develop new methods and alternative oils and batters …

The microstructure and the connectivity of the pore space are important variables for better
understanding of the complex gas transport phenomena that occur in plant tissues. In this …

Publisher Summary This chapter presents a review on imaging techniques for the study of
food microstructure. The quality of a food product is related to its sensorial—shape, size …

This newly revised fourth edition of Postharvest Handling brings new and updated chapters
with new knowledge and applications from postharvest research. The revised edition brings …

X-ray microtomography coupled with image analysis represents a non-destructive
technique, which allows scanning an entire sample to obtain such information as total pore …

X-ray computed microtomography (μCT) is an innovative and nondestructive versatile
technique that has been used extensively to investigate bio-based systems in multiple …

Understanding foam microstructure formation is important for a priori design and
engineering of new biopolymer-based products for both food and industrial applications …

Quantitative characterization of pore topology inside grain bulks is necessary to predict the
air traverse time and the cooling or fumigation pattern for the design of storage management …

Rice kernels of a transgenic high-amylose rice line and its wild type were examined by a
high-resolution X-ray microtomography (XMT) and an environmental scanning electron …