Machine learning-guided REIMS pattern recognition of non-dairy cream, milk fat cream and whipping cream for fraudulence identification.

Journal: Food chemistry
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Abstract

The illegal adulteration of non-dairy cream in milk fat cream during the manufacturing process of baked goods has significantly hindered the robust growth of the dairy industry. In this study, a method based on rapid evaporative ionization mass spectrometry (REIMS) lipidomics pattern recognition integrated with machine learning algorithms was established. A total of 26 ions with importance were picked using multivariate statistical analysis as salient contributing features to distinguish between milk fat cream and non-dairy cream. Furthermore, employing discriminant analysis, decision trees, support vector machines, and neural network classifiers, machine learning models were utilized to classify non-dairy cream, milk fat cream, and minute quantities of non-dairy cream adulterated in milk fat cream. These approaches were enhanced through hyperparameter optimization and feature engineering, yielding accuracy rates at 98.4-99.6%. This artificial intelligent method of machine learning-guided REIMS pattern recognition can accurately identify adulteration of whipped cream and might help combat food fraud.

Authors

  • Yiwei Cui
    Collaborative Innovation Center of Seafood Deep Processing, Institute of Seafood, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310012, China; Zhejiang Province Joint Key Laboratory of Aquatic Products Processing, Institute of Seafood, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310012, China.
  • Weibo Lu
    Collaborative Innovation Center of Seafood Deep Processing, Institute of Seafood, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310012, China.
  • Jing Xue
    Shandong University School of Medicine, Shandong University Jinan, P. R. China.
  • Lijun Ge
    b Department of Rehabilitation , China-Japanese Friendship Hospital , Beijing , China.
  • Xuelian Yin
    Collaborative Innovation Center of Seafood Deep Processing, Institute of Seafood, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310012, China.
  • Shikai Jian
    Collaborative Innovation Center of Seafood Deep Processing, Institute of Seafood, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310012, China.
  • Haihong Li
    Hangzhou Linping District Maternal & Child Health Care Hospital, Hangzhou 311113, China.
  • Beiwei Zhu
    Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, PR China; School of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, National Engineering Research Center of Seafood, Dalian 116034, PR China.
  • Zhiyuan Dai
    Collaborative Innovation Center of Seafood Deep Processing, Institute of Seafood, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310012, China; Zhejiang Province Joint Key Laboratory of Aquatic Products Processing, Institute of Seafood, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310012, China. Electronic address: dzy@zjgsu.edu.cn.
  • Qing Shen
    Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Quzhou Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Quzhou People's Hospital, Quzhou, 324000, China.