Analysis of corn and sorghum flour mixtures using laser‐induced breakdown spectroscopy

• Published in: Journal of the science of food and agriculture Vol. 101; no. 3; pp. 1076 - 1084
• Main Authors: Akın, Pervin A, Sezer, Banu, Bean, Scott R, Peiris, Kamaranga, Tilley, Michael, Apaydın, Hakan, Boyacı, İsmail H
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01.02.2021; John Wiley and Sons, Limited
• Subjects: Adaptability; Animal feed; Biofuels; Calibration; Chemical composition; Chemometrics; Classification; Climate change; Composition; Corn; Cornflour; Discriminant Analysis; Environmental regulations; Feeds; Flour; Flour - analysis; Food Analysis - methods; Food Contamination - analysis; Grain; Industrial products; Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy; Lasers; Least squares; LIBS; Plant Preparations - chemistry; PLS regression; PLS‐DA; Regression analysis; Sample preparation; Sorghum; Sorghum - chemistry; Spectroscopy; Spectrum analysis; Spectrum Analysis - instrumentation; Spectrum Analysis - methods; Zea mays - chemistry; PLS regression; sorghum; PLS-DA; LIBS; corn

BACKGROUND In a world constantly challenged by climate change, corn and sorghum are two important grains because of their high productivity and adaptability, and their multifunctional use for different purposes such as human food, animal feed, and feedstock for many industrial products and biofuels....