Application of NIR spectroscopy and multivariate analysis for Non-destructive evaluation of apple moisture content during ultrasonic drying

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Abstract

Direct-contact ultrasonic drying is a novel approach to dehydrate fruits and vegetables to reduce microbial growth and post-harvest loss while preserving nutrients and the quality of the final product. Moisture content is a critical component for food behavior during drying, and its accurate evaluation in real-time is essential for food quality control. This study conveys the potential implementation of portable near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) combined with multivariate analysis for real-time assessment of moisture content in apple slices during direct-contact ultrasonic drying. Partial least squares regression (PLSR) and Gaussian process regression (GPR) models were developed, and their performances for different pre-treatments methods and data partitioning algorithms were evaluated with both internal cross-validation and an external dataset. Three wavelengths were selected by SPA (1359, 1517, and 1594 nm) which were then used to introduce a closed-form equation for moisture content prediction with R2p = 0.99 and RMSEP = 3.32%. The results revealed that portable NIRS combined with multivariate analysis is quite promising for monitoring and evaluating the moisture content during ultrasonic drying.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number120733
JournalSpectrochimica Acta - Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy
Volume269
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 15 2022

Keywords

  • Mems-based NIRS
  • Moisture content
  • Multivariate analysis
  • Non-destructive measurement
  • Ultrasonic drying

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Instrumentation
  • Spectroscopy

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