Microstructure under the Microscope

Question 1

Define Food microstructure and why study it

Answer 1

How ingredients are distributed and interact at nano- and microscopic length scales

Size, shape and distribution influence product stability, sensory properties, digestion, etc.

help us to understand how formulation changes microstructures and how microstructures change under certain conditions

Question 2

Different microscopy techniques

Answer 2

Light microscope
Scanning Electron microscope
Cryo - Scanning Electron microscope
Confocal microscopy
X-ray computed tomography