Simultaneous determination of moisture and oil contents in palm fruits by near infrared spectroscopy

Omar, Muhammad Nor and Chik, Abu Bakar (1998) Simultaneous determination of moisture and oil contents in palm fruits by near infrared spectroscopy. Journal of Tropical Agriculture and Food Science, 26 (1). pp. 73-77. ISSN 1394-9829

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Abstract

Near infrared spectroscopic (NIRS) technique was assessed for rapid and simultaneous determination of moisture and oil contents in palm fruits. The sliced mesocarps were frozen and ground prior to analyses by wet chemistry and NIRS. Calibrations with 44 samples were developed for moisture and oil content respectively. Results showed that standard deviation (SD) for moisture content was 0.788 and multiple correlation coefficient (R) was 0.96. whereas those for oil content were 0.277 and 0.97 respectively. Prediction of moisture content with 10 samples showed that the standard error of prediction (SEP) was 0.382 and R was 0.97, whereas for oil content the SEP was 0.294 and R was 0.96.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	5626/33378
Subjects:	Q Science > QD Chemistry
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Science > Department of Biotechnology
Depositing User:	Prof Dr Muhammad Nor Omar
Date Deposited:	12 Dec 2013 15:40
Last Modified:	12 Dec 2013 15:40
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/33378

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