BRI Australia Ltd.

A review. Unlike most methods of anal., near IR (NIR) spectroscopy is carried out on an intact sample. Therefore, NIR sorting of materials has the potential to add value in many situations in the food industry. Sorting of single wheat grains, either on a small scale for the purification of seed or for the com. scale preparation of tailored parcels of grain, provides documented examples of the methods and benefits. In particular, both supervised and unsupervised approaches to the calibration of the NIR spectrometer have been used. The benefits and limitations of both methods are discussed using the example of single wheat grains.

A review on the applications of near-IR (NIR) spectroscopy in the cereals industry for the anal. of ingredients (especially flour), process intermediates (dough), and final products (bread, biscuits, flour confectionery, pasta, and breakfast cereals).

A review on the resulting varied and well-established applications of NIR to the anal. of wheat, flour, and bread. Particular emphasis is placed on online applications and their use in control systems.