Non-destructive classification of apple bruising time based on visible and near-infrared hyperspectral imaging.

Background: Bruising time of apple is one of the most important factors for internal quality assessment. The present study aimed to establish a non-destructive method for the classification of apple bruising time using visible and near-infrared (VNIR) hyperspectral imaging. In this study, VNIR hyperspectral images were obtained and analyzed at seven bruising periods.

Application of Visible/Near-Infrared Spectroscopy in the Prediction of Azodicarbonamide in Wheat Flour.

Unlabelled: Azodicarbonamide is wildly used in flour industry as a flour gluten fortifier in many countries, but it was proved by some researches to be dangerous or unhealthy for people and not suitable to be added in flour. Applying a rapid, convenient, and noninvasive technique in food analytical procedure for the safety inspection has become an urgent need. This paper used Vis/NIR reflectance spectroscopy analysis technology, which is based on the physical property analysis to predict the concentration of azodicarbonamide in flour.

Non-destructive prediction of protein content in wheat using NIRS.

A steady and accurate model used for quality detection depends on precise data and appropriate analytical methods. In this study, the authors applied partial least square regression (PLSR) to construct a model based on the spectral data measured to predict the protein content in wheat, and proposed a new method, global search method, to select PLSR components. In order to select representative and universal samples for modeling, Monte Carlo cross validation (MCCV) was proposed as a tool to detect outliers, and identified 4 outlier samples.