Abstract
Maple syrup is a soft target of adulterators due to its simplicity in chemical composition. Fourier Transform (FT) Raman spectroscopy was used to detect adulterants such as cane and beet invert syrups as well as cane and beet sugar presence in maple syrup. FT-Raman spectrum of adulterated samples was characterized and the regions 400 to 1500 and 2800 to 3000 cm-1 were used for quantitative and discriminant analysis. Partial least square (PLS) and principal component regression (PCR) analysis were used for quantitative analysis (R2 > 0.92) while linear discriminant analysis (LDA) and canonical variate analysis (CVA) were used for discriminant analysis. Classification of adulterants in maple syrup using LDA and CVA gave a classification accuracy of 95%.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 379-383 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Applied Engineering in Agriculture |
Volume | 18 |
Issue number | 3 |
State | Published - May 1 2002 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Beet sugar
- Cane sugar
- Chemometrics
- Economic adulteration
- FT-Raman spectroscopy
- Inverts
- Maple syrup
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Engineering(all)