Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5792202 | Meat Science | 2013 | 55 Pages |
Abstract
The use of near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is proposed in this study for the characterization of the quality parameters of a smoked and dry-cured meat product known as Bauernspeck (originally from Northern Italy), as well as of some technological traits of the pork carcass used for its manufacturing. In particular, NIRS is shown to successfully estimate several key quality parameters (including water activity, moisture, dry matter, ash and protein content), suggesting its suitability for real time application in replacement of expensive and time consuming chemical analysis. Furthermore, a correlative approach based on canonical correlation analysis was used to investigate the spectral regions that are mostly correlated to the characteristics of interest. The identification of these regions, which can be linked to the absorbance of the main functional chemical groups, is intended to provide a better understanding of the chemical structure of the substrate under investigation.
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Authors
Lucio Boschetti, Matteo Ottavian, Pierantonio Facco, Massimiliano Barolo, Lorenzo Serva, Stefania Balzan, Enrico Novelli,