Imaging and Artificial Intelligence Shows Potential in Olive Oil Production

In an article published in the journal Foods, researchers tested a CNN algorithm to assess its potential for olive classification for industrial purposes, specifically its potential integration and sorting performance evaluation. A staple of the Mediterranean diet is olive oil. Italy produces extra virgin olive oil (EVOO), which is well-known around the globe due to its high nutritional content. Therefore, it is critical to process the harvested olives and to take extra care during mechanical harvesting to prevent internal damage, which might impair the quality of the finished product, and to preserve the chemical and sensory quality criteria of EVOO. Optoelectronic equipment is often used to improve batch quality and the sorting and grading of items.