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Quantitative determination of fatty acid compositions in micro-encapsulated fish-oil supplements using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy
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posted on 2012-11-15, 00:00 authored by Jitraporn Vongsvivut, P Heraud, W Zhang, J Kralovec, D McNaughton, Colin BarrowColin BarrowThe research describes a rapid method for the determination of fatty acid (FA) contents in a micro-encapsulated fish-oil (μEFO) supplement by using attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopic technique and partial least square regression (PLSR) analysis. Using the ATR-FTIR technique, the μEFO powder samples can be directly analysed without any pre-treatment required, and our developed PLSR strategic approach based on the acquired spectral data led to production of a good linear calibration with R2 = 0.99. In addition, the subsequent predictions acquired from an independent validation set for the target FA compositions (i.e., total oil, total omega-3 fatty acids, EPA and DHA) were highly accurate when compared to the actual values obtained from standard GC-based technique, with plots between predicted versus actual values resulting in excellent linear fitting (R2 ⩾ 0.96) in all cases. The study therefore demonstrated not only the substantial advantage of the ATR-FTIR technique in terms of rapidness and cost effectiveness, but also its potential application as a rapid, potentially automated, online monitoring technique for the routine analysis of FA composition in industrial processes when used together with the multivariate.
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Journal
Food ChemistryVolume
135Issue
2Pagination
603 - 609Publisher
ElsevierLocation
Amsterdam, The NetherlandsPublisher DOI
ISSN
0308-8146eISSN
1873-7072Language
engPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2012, ElsevierUsage metrics
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Attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopyMicro-encapsulated fish-oil supplementPartial least square regression (PLSR) analysisPolyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs)Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopyPartial least square regression (PLSR) analysis --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Science & TechnologyPhysical SciencesLife Sciences & BiomedicineChemistry, AppliedFood Science & TechnologyNutrition & DieteticsChemistryMULTIPLICATIVE SIGNAL CORRECTIONIR SPECTROSCOPYLEAST-SQUARESFOODS