{"title":"Quality detection of watermelons and muskmelons using innovative nondestructive techniques: A comprehensive review of novel trends and applications","authors":"Guowei Yu , Benxue Ma , Yujie Li , Fujia Dong","doi":"10.1016/j.foodcont.2024.110688","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Watermelons and muskmelons are popular fruits among consumers worldwide which are sweet and have excellent nutritional composition. The quality detection of watermelon and muskmelon is an important factor in consumer preference, postharvest handling, and the commercial value of the fruit. Quality detection of watermelon and muskmelon has always been a challenging and essential task due to the uniqueness of their fruits and different application scenarios. Advances in optic and acoustic vibration techniques posted for their application in external and internal quality of watermelons and muskmelons, including machine vision, visible/near-infrared spectroscopy, hyperspectral imaging, and acoustic or vibration measurements. In this review, optic and acoustic vibration application in quality detection of watermelons and muskmelons with special emphasis on system composition, online equipment, merits, and limitations are presented. Moreover, the effectiveness of using multi-sensor information fusion technology for simultaneous detection of multiple quality is discussed. Furthermore, current challenges and future trends in this field are addressed. In particular, the multi-sensor-based commercial detection online equipment and smartphone-based mobile application will be the most useful tool for suppliers and consumers to assess the quality of watermelons and muskmelons.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":319,"journal":{"name":"Food Control","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.6000,"publicationDate":"2024-06-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Food Control","FirstCategoryId":"97","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0956713524004055","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Watermelons and muskmelons are popular fruits among consumers worldwide which are sweet and have excellent nutritional composition. The quality detection of watermelon and muskmelon is an important factor in consumer preference, postharvest handling, and the commercial value of the fruit. Quality detection of watermelon and muskmelon has always been a challenging and essential task due to the uniqueness of their fruits and different application scenarios. Advances in optic and acoustic vibration techniques posted for their application in external and internal quality of watermelons and muskmelons, including machine vision, visible/near-infrared spectroscopy, hyperspectral imaging, and acoustic or vibration measurements. In this review, optic and acoustic vibration application in quality detection of watermelons and muskmelons with special emphasis on system composition, online equipment, merits, and limitations are presented. Moreover, the effectiveness of using multi-sensor information fusion technology for simultaneous detection of multiple quality is discussed. Furthermore, current challenges and future trends in this field are addressed. In particular, the multi-sensor-based commercial detection online equipment and smartphone-based mobile application will be the most useful tool for suppliers and consumers to assess the quality of watermelons and muskmelons.
期刊介绍:
Food Control is an international journal that provides essential information for those involved in food safety and process control.
Food Control covers the below areas that relate to food process control or to food safety of human foods:
• Microbial food safety and antimicrobial systems
• Mycotoxins
• Hazard analysis, HACCP and food safety objectives
• Risk assessment, including microbial and chemical hazards
• Quality assurance
• Good manufacturing practices
• Food process systems design and control
• Food Packaging technology and materials in contact with foods
• Rapid methods of analysis and detection, including sensor technology
• Codes of practice, legislation and international harmonization
• Consumer issues
• Education, training and research needs.
The scope of Food Control is comprehensive and includes original research papers, authoritative reviews, short communications, comment articles that report on new developments in food control, and position papers.