A method of classifying slices or a portion cut from a food product according to an optical image of the slice. After a slice is removed from a food product loaf the slice is passed into an image field of a digital image receiving device. A control generates a pixel-by-pixel image data of the slice using...http://www.google.de/patents/US6997089?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6997089 - Optical grading system for slicer apparatus