Terahertz time-domain spectroscopy imaging for predicting lipid, protein, and carbohydrate content of structurally heterogeneous food materials
摘要
The accurate quantification of lipids, proteins, and carbohydrates is essential for evaluating the nutritional quality of food materials. In this study, transmission terahertz time-domain spectroscopy imaging (THz-TDS) was evaluated for predicting the chemical composition of structurally heterogeneous foods, using sunflower kernels and biscuit tablets as representative samples. Partial least squares regression (PLSR), support vector regression (SVR), and random forest regression (RF) models were developed for THz-TDS data under a consistent validation protocol. The results showed strong prediction performance for sunflower kernels, where SVR achieved high prediction accuracy for carbohydrates, protein, and lipid with