The use of rapid instrumental methods to assess freshness of half shell Pacific oysters, Crassostrea gigas: A feasibility study

• Published in: Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies
• Main Authors: Madigan, T., Kiermeier, A., Carragher, J., de Barros Lopes, M., Cozzolino, D.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier BV 2013
• Subjects: Near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy; Digital image analysis; Shelf-life; Oysters; Pacific; Andreas; Barros; Crassostrea gigas
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2440/80050; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ifset.2013.04.005

This study aimed to assess the feasibility of the use of instrumental methods such as digital image analysis (DIA) and near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) to objectively characterise changes in freshness (shelf-life) of half shell Pacific oysters, Crassostrea gigas. Oysters were stored in...