Present and future of portable/handheld near-infrared spectroscopy in chicken meat industry

Abstract

Near-infrared spectroscopy is widely applied for characterization of meat products. The improvement of handheld and portable equipment has allowed the development of on-line applications in the food processing industry. Recently, the poultry industry has benefited from the advancement of applications for identification of different characteristics, including chemical composition, identification of different parts and detection of anomalies. In this work, a review of recent applications of handheld and portable near-infrared equipment is presented, reporting the state of the art and providing insights about future applications.