Imaging technology in seafood quality assessment
We have numerous of facilities to image and measure the structure and appearance of a wide range of foods. These include:
- Accurate colour imaging using a DigiEye imaging system, calibrated against the CIELAB colour space. Images can be used for food specification, analysed to measure the colour distribution, and printed on a calibrated printer for use in visual assessment.
- Non-destructive imaging of internal product structure using an X-ray CT scanner.
- Mapping of food composition using hyperspectral NIR imaging technology
- Quantitative analysis of cellular product structure using the C-Cell instrument
- A wide range of microscopy methods
- Digital image analysis. Objective measurements can be made of a wide range of characteristics, using images from any of the above sources. Dedicated software and imaging systems can be developed for particular measurement tasks.