A novel chemometric classification for FTIR spectra of mycotoxin-contaminated maize and peanuts at regulatory limits.

A novel chemometric classification for FTIR spectra of mycotoxin-contaminated maize and peanuts at regulatory limits.

Kos, Gregor;Sieger, Markus;McMullin, David;Zahradnik, Celine;Sulyok, Michael;Öner, Tuba;Mizaikoff, Boris;Krska, Rudolf;
food additives & contaminants part a, chemistry, analysis, control, exposure & risk assessment 2016 Vol. 33 pp. 1596-1607
345
kos2016afood

Abstract

The rapid identification of mycotoxins such as deoxynivalenol and aflatoxin B in agricultural commodities is an ongoing concern for food importers and processors. While sophisticated chromatography-based methods are well established for regulatory testing by food safety authorities, few techniques exist to provide a rapid assessment for traders. This study advances the development of a mid-infrared spectroscopic method, recording spectra with little sample preparation. Spectral data were classified using a bootstrap-aggregated (bagged) decision tree method, evaluating the protein and carbohydrate absorption regions of the spectrum. The method was able to classify 79% of 110 maize samples at the European Union regulatory limit for deoxynivalenol of 1750 µg kg and, for the first time, 77% of 92 peanut samples at 8 µg kg of aflatoxin B. A subset model revealed a dependency on variety and type of fungal infection. The employed CRC and SBL maize varieties could be pooled in the model with a reduction of classification accuracy from 90% to 79%. Samples infected with Fusarium verticillioides were removed, leaving samples infected with F. graminearum and F. culmorum in the dataset improving classification accuracy from 73% to 79%. A 500 µg kg classification threshold for deoxynivalenol in maize performed even better with 85% accuracy. This is assumed to be due to a larger number of samples around the threshold increasing representativity. Comparison with established principal component analysis classification, which consistently showed overlapping clusters, confirmed the superior performance of bagged decision tree classification.

Access

Citation

ID: 60920
Ref Key: kos2016afood
Use this key to autocite in SciMatic or Thesis Manager

References

Blockchain Verification

Account:
NFT Contract Address:
0x95644003c57E6F55A65596E3D9Eac6813e3566dA
Article ID:
60920
Unique Identifier:
Network:
Scimatic Chain (ID: 481)
Loading...
Blockchain Readiness Checklist
Authors
Abstract
Journal Name
Year
Title
5/5
Creates 1,000,000 NFT tokens for this article
Token Features:
  • ERC-1155 Standard NFT
  • 1 Million Supply per Article
  • Transferable via MetaMask
  • Permanent Blockchain Record
Blockchain QR Code
Scan with Saymatik Web3.0 Wallet

Saymatik Web3.0 Wallet