Dairy products viscosity estimated by laser speckle correlation

Dmitry D Postnov, Flemming Moller, Olga Sosnovtseva

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Abstract

Dairy products exhibit several physical properties that are crucial to define whether we like the food or not: firmness, creaminess, thickness, or lightness. Viscosity changes the flow properties of food and influences the appearance and the consistency of a product; this control variable is important in most production stages-manufacture, processing, and storage. Viscosity of heterogeneous products at a given temperature depends on its composition and physical state of its substances. Although rheology provides a method to access the product viscosity, it lacks non-contact full-field monitoring. We apply a simple correlation analysis of laser speckle images to evaluate viscosity properties of dairy products. Our approach ensures robust measurements with high degree of detectability.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere0203141
JournalPLOS ONE
Volume13
Issue number9
ISSN1932-6203
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018

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