Yoghurt standardization using real-time NIR prediction of milk fat and protein content

A system based on near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy has been developed for the in-line control of the composition of the milk used as raw material for yoghurt production to control the content of protein and fat in the final product, and, therefore, to reduce variability in the production process. Fi...

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Autores: Castro Reigía, David, Ezenarro Garate, Jokin, Azkune Ulla, Mikel, Ayesta Ereño, Igor, Ostra Beldarrain, Miren, Amigo Rubio, José Manuel, García Esteban-Barcina, Iker, Ortiz Fernández, María de la Cruz
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universidad del País Vasco
Repositorio:Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigación
OAI Identifier:oai:addi.ehu.eus:10810/66878
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10810/66878
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:partial least squares regression (PLSR)
near-infrared (NIR)
in-line
proof of concept
yoghurt
fat
protein
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Sumario:A system based on near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy has been developed for the in-line control of the composition of the milk used as raw material for yoghurt production to control the content of protein and fat in the final product, and, therefore, to reduce variability in the production process. Firstly, after selecting the appropriate method for preprocessing NIR data, Partial Least Squares Regression models were built to predict fat and protein content in milk, obtaining good performances. The variance explained of y-block in prediction (R2P) was 0.99 and 0.80, while the Root Mean Square Error of Prediction (RMSEP), was 0.26 and 0.16 for fat and protein, respectively. With those models, it was possible to determine the fat and protein contents in milk in real time, and therefore, the quantity of milk powder and cream added in the manufacturing process of yoghurt could be readjusted. The presented strategy allows the improvement of the homogeneity of the final product, reducing the variability of the nutritional values in more than 70% with respect to the traditional recipe, and also meet the target values according to yoghurt producers for fat and protein content, that is, 10% of fat and 5% of protein.