Because of these advantages, this technology is being
used for large-scale meat quality evaluation to predict chemical
composition as well as physical and
sensory characteristics of meat . Regarding FA, their structure
can produce individual spectral characteristics and therefore are
very suitable for detection and identification by NIR spectroscopy
. Hence, NIR spectroscopy has been
applied to study the FA composition in intact pork and beef
loins , ground beef and Iberian pig fat