Development of a screening method for adulteration detection in coconut milk via mid-infrared spectroscopy: A study of linear and nonlinear regression method

Abstract

In the present study, we developed a screening method for detection of adulteration in coconut milk via mid-infrared spectroscopy. Linear and nonlinear regression methods (principal component regression (PCR), partial least squares regression (PLSR), and support vector machine regression (SVMR)) were employed and compared to achieve an optimal screening method. Spectral data were scanned using the FTIR benchtop with a wavelength range of 4000–16702 nm. The calibration models of the linear and nonlinear regression methods were developed using the leave-one-out cross-validation method before testing using predictive data that had been prepared. Furthermore, five spectral data treatment techniques were employed to improve the accuracy of the proposed calibration model. The results obtained show that the SVMR method is better than PCR and PLSR for the detection of adulteration in coconut milk by mid-infrared data spectroscopy. The coefficient of determination for calibration (R2c) and prediction (R2p), the root mean square error of calibration (RMSEC) and prediction (RMSEP) and the ratio of prediction to deviation (RPD) using the SVMR method were 100%, 0.81, 98.40%, 0.87 and 7.86, respectively. Furthermore, based on RPD analysis, it is known that the SVMR model can be used to perform excellent quality control of water-adulterated coconut milk.