Abstract:Food physics studies the physical properties of foods. During the past decades, with the advancement of food science and technology studies, as well as the development of evaluation equipment and devices, studies of food physical properties have made great progress. At the meanwhile, there is a transition in methodological approaches. Currently, the food physical properties studies are shifting from the previous food technology-based studies to the ‘food-human interaction’ and ‘consumer sensory experience’-based scientific investigations. This review mainly introduces the history and evolution of food physical properties studies and the major progress made in recent years, proposing the possible future development directions of food physical property research.