Application of Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) and Image Processing for Prediction of the Geometrical Properties of Roasted Pistachio Nuts and Kernels

Subject Areas : Microbiology

Toktam  Mohammadi Moghaddamm ¹ (Department of Food Science and Technology, Neyshabur University of Medical Sciences, Neyshabur, Iran Department of Food Science and Technology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad (FUM), POBox: 91775-1163, Mashhad, Iran)
Seyed Mohammad Ali  Razavi ² (Department of Food Science and Technology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad (FUM), POBox: 91775-1163, Mashhad, Iran)

Received: 2018-02-07 Accepted : 2019-06-20 Published : 2019-06-26

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