Abstract
Mushrooms have a very high moisture content and a good source of vitamins and minerals. To maintain the moisture content of mushroom is of utmost importance to maintain the quality of the mushroom during storage life. To have a nondestructive and non-invasive methods of moisture content inspection would aid the maintenance of mushroom to great lengths. We proposed a novel application of using optical coherence tomography as an optical inspection tool and also to monitor the moisture content in mushrooms to ensure in maintaining the freshness of mushrooms. In this study, we have used Pleurotus eryngii mushroom samples to inspect the moisture content and monitor them for consecutive days to study the structural changes in them. A-scan (axial depth scan) analysis was used to moisture content analysis in the mushroom body and thereby, supporting the experiment results.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 5011-5015 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | International Journal of Applied Engineering Research |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 15 |
| State | Published - 2017 |
Keywords
- Moisture content
- Optical coherence tomography
- Optical inspection and monitoring
- Pleurotus eryngii