Near-infrared optical spectroscopy of
sugar-based mixtures –
A snapshot to identify issues of influence
Laurent Boulley,
Henning Schulte,
Jean-Francois Pierson
Kapitel/Beitrag aus dem Buch: Längle, T et al. 2015. OCM 2015 – 2nd International Conference on Optical Characterization of Materials, March 18th – 19th, 2015, Karlsruhe, Germany : Conference Proceedings.
Optical spectroscopy is one method used to identify
products and ingredients in food industries. This article presents
a review of the literature concerning carbohydrates spectra (especially sugar) and compares it to the results that can be obtained with standard hyper spectral imaging (laboratory equipment). The possibility to identify sugar in mixtures is also investigated. The near infrared region is the most accurate to qualitatively detect the presence of sugar. A differentiation between
different types of sugar seems not to be possible with the equipment, because of too small differences and the overlap of absorption bands.