Prediction of Mineral Composition in Wheat Flours Fortified with Lentil Flour Using NIR Technology

[EN] Lentil flour is an important source of minerals, including iron, so its use in food fortification programs is becoming increasingly important. In this study, the potential of near infrared technology to discriminate the presence of lentil flour in fortified wheat flours and the quantification o...

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Autores: Martínez-Martín, Iván, Hernández-Jiménez, Miriam, Revilla Martín, Isabel, Vivar Quintana, Ana María
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Salamanca (USAL)
Repositorio:GREDOS. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Salamanca
OAI Identifier:oai:gredos.usal.es:10366/160585
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10366/160585
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIR)
Lentil flour
Minerals
Fortified flour
Espectroscopía de infrarrojo cercano (NIR)
Harina de lenteja
Harina fortificada
2209.21 Espectroscopia
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Sumario:[EN] Lentil flour is an important source of minerals, including iron, so its use in food fortification programs is becoming increasingly important. In this study, the potential of near infrared technology to discriminate the presence of lentil flour in fortified wheat flours and the quantification of their mineral composition is evaluated. Three varieties of lentils (Castellana, Pardina and Guareña) were used to produce flours, and a total of 153 samples of wheat flours fortified with them have been analyzed. The results show that it is possible to discriminate fortified flours with 100% efficiency according to their lentil flour content and to discriminate them according to the variety of lentil flour used. Regarding their mineral composition, the models developed have shown that it is possible to predict the Ca, Mg, Fe, K and P content in fortified flours using near infrared spectroscopy. Moreover, these models can be applied to unknown samples with results comparable to ICP-MS determination of these minerals.