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Title Prediction of protein and lipid content in black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens L.) larvae flour using portable NIR spectrometers and chemometrics
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Authors Cruz-Tirado, JP; Vieira, MSD; Amigo, JM; Siche, R; Barbin, DF
Title Prediction of protein and lipid content in black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens L.) larvae flour using portable NIR spectrometers and chemometrics
Year 2023
Published
DOI 10.1016/j.foodcont.2023.109969
Abstract Black soldier fly (BSF) larvae meet circular economy requirements by transforming waste into high-quality protein and lipids. Because of the rapid larva development to the mature stage (14 days - 2 months), the insect production industry seeks rapid analytical methods. We evaluated the performance of two portable NIR spectrometers (1: 900-1700 nm; 2: 1350-2562 nm), coupled to Partial Least Square Regression (PLSR) and Support Vector Machine Regression (SVMR) to predict protein and lipid content (%) in BSF larvae flour. The spectra dataset was explored by Principal Component Analysis (PCA). PLSR and SVMR performed similarly in predicting protein content for both spectrometers according to Residual Prediction Deviation (RPD >2.5) and Root Mean Square Error of Prediction (RMSEP = 1.9%). SVMR turned out to yield a better prediction performance for the lipidic content (RMSEP = 3.51%; RPD = 4.32) respect to PLSR. Moreover, spectrometer 2, working at a higher wavelength range, showed better performance than spectrometer 1. In addition, a variable selection step was performed, where interval PLS (iPLS) and genetic algorithm (GA) improved PLSR models. In conclusion, a portable NIR spectrometer coupled with chemometrics could support rapid analytical measurements in the insect industry.
Author Keywords Insect; Near infrared; Machine learning; Variable selection
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
EID WOS:001047029500001
WoS Category Food Science & Technology
Research Area Food Science & Technology
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