Research Article

Concomitant Use of Fourier Transform Infrared Attenuated Total Reflectance Spectroscopy and Chemometrics for Quantification of Multiple Adulterants in Roasted and Ground Coffee

Table 2

Performance results of full-spectrum PLS models based on different data preprocessing techniques.

Data before treatmentLVRMSEC (%)RMSEP (%)

Mean centering (MC)53.800.973.560.98
Multiple Scatter Correction (MSC) + MC71.700.992.530.99
MSC + first derivatives + smoothing + MC42.540.993.370.98
Standard Normal Variates (SNV) + MC81.440.992.420.99
SNV + first derivatives + CM 61.780.992.680.99
Absorbance normalization + MC81.670.992.520.99
First derivatives + MC62.390.993.000.98

LV: latent variables; : calibration correlation coefficient; : validation correlation coefficient.