Non-destructive analysis of sucrose, caffeine and trigonelline on single green coffee beans by hyperspectral imaging

Caporaso, Nicola, Whitworth, Martin B., Grebby, Stephen and Fisk, Ian D. (2018) Non-destructive analysis of sucrose, caffeine and trigonelline on single green coffee beans by hyperspectral imaging. Food Research International, 106 . pp. 193-203. ISSN 1873-7145

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Abstract

Hyperspectral imaging (HSI) is a novel technology for the food sector that enables rapid non-contact analysis of food materials. HSI was applied for the first time to whole green coffee beans, at a single seed level, for quantitative prediction of sucrose, caffeine and trigonelline content. In addition, the intra-bean distribution of coffee constituents was analysed in Arabica and Robusta coffees on a large sample set from 12 countries, using a total of 260 samples. Individual green coffee beans were scanned by reflectance HSI (980–2500 nm) and then the concentration of sucrose, caffeine and trigonelline analysed with a reference method (HPLC-MS). Quantitative prediction models were subsequently built using Partial Least Squares (PLS) regression. Large variations in sucrose, caffeine and trigonelline were found between different species and origin, but also within beans from the same batch. It was shown that estimation of sucrose content is possible for screening purposes (R2 = 0.65; prediction error of ~ 0.7% w/w coffee, with observed range of ~ 6.5%), while the performance of the PLS model was better for caffeine and trigonelline prediction (R2 = 0.85 and R2 = 0.82, respectively; prediction errors of 0.2 and 0.1%, on a range of 2.3 and 1.1% w/w coffee, respectively). The prediction error is acceptable mainly for laboratory applications, with the potential application to breeding programmes and for screening purposes for the food industry. The spatial distribution of coffee constituents was also successfully visualised for single beans and this enabled mapping of the analytes across the bean structure at single pixel level.

Item Type: Article
RIS ID: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/962077
Keywords: Hyperspectral chemical imaging; NIR chemical mapping; Single seed variability; Coffee sugars; Coffee chemistry; Caffeine
Schools/Departments: University of Nottingham, UK > Faculty of Engineering
University of Nottingham, UK > Faculty of Science > School of Biosciences > Division of Food Sciences
Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2017.12.031
Depositing User: Eprints, Support
Date Deposited: 09 Jan 2018 11:48
Last Modified: 04 May 2020 19:51
URI: https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/id/eprint/48994

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