Evaluation and process monitoring of jujube hot air drying using hyperspectral imaging technology and deep learning for quality parameters.

Journal: Food chemistry
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Abstract

Timely and effective detection of quality attributes during drying control is essential for enhancing the quality of fruit processing. Consequently, this study aims to employ hyperspectral imaging technology for the non-destructive monitoring of soluble solids content (SSC), titratable acidity (TA), moisture, and hardness in jujubes during hot air drying. Quality parameters were measured at drying temperatures of 55 °C, 60 °C, and 65 °C. A deep learning model (CNN_BiLSTM_SE) was developed, incorporating a convolutioyounal neural network (CNN), bidirectional long short-term memory (BiLSTM), and a squeeze-and-excitation (SE) attention mechanism. The performance of PLSR, SVR, and CNN_BiLSTM_SE was compared using different preprocessing methods (MSC, Baseline, and MSC_1st). The CNN_BiLSTM_SE model, optimized for hyperparameters, outperforms PLSR and SVR in predicting jujube quality attributes. Subsequently, these best prediction models were used to predict quality attributes at the pixel level for jujube, enabling the visualization of the Spatio-temporal distribution of these parameters at different drying stages.

Authors

  • Quancheng Liu
    School of Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China; State Key Laboratory of Efficient Production of Forest Resources, Beijing 100083, China; Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration on Forestry Equipment and Automation, Beijing 100083, China.
  • Xinna Jiang
    School of Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China; State Key Laboratory of Efficient Production of Forest Resources, Beijing 100083, China; Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration on Forestry Equipment and Automation, Beijing 100083, China.
  • Fan Wang
    Faculty of Information Engineering and Automation, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, China.
  • Shuxiang Fan
    School of Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China; State Key Laboratory of Efficient Production of Forest Resources, Beijing 100083, China; Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration on Forestry Equipment and Automation, Beijing 100083, China. Electronic address: fanshuxiang@outlook.com.
  • Baoqing Zhu
    Beijing Key Laboratory of Forestry Food Processing and Safety, Department of Food Science, College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China.
  • Lei Yan
    School of Optical-Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200093, China.
  • Yun Chen
  • Yuqing Wei
    School of Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China; State Key Laboratory of Efficient Production of Forest Resources, Beijing 100083, China; Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration on Forestry Equipment and Automation, Beijing 100083, China.
  • Wanqiang Chen
    School of Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China; State Key Laboratory of Efficient Production of Forest Resources, Beijing 100083, China; Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration on Forestry Equipment and Automation, Beijing 100083, China.