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Near infra-red spectroscopy in the food industry: a tool for quality management
Downey, Gerard
Downey, Gerard
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1999-03
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Near infra-red spectroscopy in the food industry: a tool for quality management. The National Food Centre Research Report No. 14. Gerard Downey. Dublin; Teagasc, 1999. ISBN 184170021X
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Near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy is a rapid, non-destructive analytical technique which has been used in the food and agriculture industries for almost 20 years. Ireland was one of the first countries in the world to adopt this method for national trading purposes and the grain trade has used it for off-farm and in-process analysis since 1981. However, other sectors have been slower to realise its potential and as part of a process of demonstrating the role which it may play in monitoring quality in a range of food industry applications, a programme of research and development has been on-going within Teagasc and its predecessor An Foras Talúntais.