Abstract:

Electronic nose technique has the ability to analyze, identify and detect both complex flavor and composition and electronic nose detection is characterized by rapidity, objectivity, accuracy, and so on. This article presents the primary frame and working principles of an electronic nose system and summarizes the applications of electronic nose technique in dairy production and quality control, such as detecting the shelf-life of dairy products, classifying dairy products produced using different processing technologies, determining special components in dairy products, analyzing microbiological parameters of milk and milk products, distinguishing dairy products from different producing areas, and so on.

Key words: electronic nose, dairy products, quality control