A method and apparatus for the detection of the presence of mycotoxins in cereals
AssigneeTomra Sorting GmbH
InventorsHugo Thienpont, Wendy Meulebroeck, Lien Smeesters
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for detecting the presence of mycotoxins in cereals, the method including: capturing at least one diffuse-light absorption spectrum of a collection of cereal grains; capturing at least one diffuse-light absorption spectrum of at least one individual cereal grain from the collection of cereal grains; and classifying the level of mycotoxin contamination in at least one cereal grain by performing multivariate data analysis on the at least one diffuse-light absorption spectrum of the collection of cereal grains and the at least one diffuse-light absorption spectrum of the at least one individual cereal grain.
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A method for detecting the presence of mycotoxins in cereals, the method comprising:
- capturing at least one diffuse-light absorption spectrum of a collection of cereal grains;
- capturing at least one diffuse-light absorption spectrum of at least one individual cereal grain from the collection of cereal grains;
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- classifying the level of mycotoxin contamination in at least one cereal grain by performing multivariate data analysis on the at least one diffuse-light absorption spectrum of the collection of cereal grains and the at least one diffuse-light absorption spectrum of the at least one individual cereal grain.
An apparatus for detecting the presence of mycotoxins in cereals, comprising:
- means for capturing at least one diffuse-light absorption spectrum of a collection of cereal grains;
- means for capturing at least one diffuse-light absorption spectrum of at least one individual cereal grain from the collection of cereal grains;
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- means for classifying the level of mycotoxin contamination in at least one cereal grain by performing multivariate data analysis on the at least one diffuse-light absorption spectrum of the collection of cereal grains and the at least one diffuse-light absorption spectrum of the at least one individual cereal grain.
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