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Coffee just the way you like it
Submitted by jonevans on 22 October 2013 - 1:06pm
The discovery that NIR spectroscopy can accurately determine the caffeine concentration of individual coffee beans could transform the entire coffee market.
The seed of wine
Submitted by jonevans on 6 September 2013 - 10:33am
The phenolic composition of grape seeds can predict the taste of any subsequent wine, but can NIR spectroscopy predict the phenolic composition of grape seeds?
Italian-style egg pasta analysis
Submitted by jonevans on 12 July 2013 - 1:57pm
Italian chemists have used NIR spectroscopy to make sure that their egg pasta does definitely contain eggs.
A nose for cheese
Submitted by jonevans on 23 May 2013 - 11:25am
NIR spectroscopy can classify cheese according to the diet of the cows that supplied the milk, say French scientists.
Starch and moisture interfere with fungal detection
Submitted by jonevans on 26 April 2013 - 10:29am
A team of scientists from Thailand has tried using NIR spectroscopy to detect infection of rice grains by toxin-producing species of fungi, but with mixed results.
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Nothing like a good pork chop
Submitted by jonevans on 4 April 2013 - 2:53pm
Irish scientists have used NIR hyperspectral imaging to reveal the protein, fat and water content of pork chops.
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