Near-infrared transmission and reflectance spectroscopy for the determination of dietary fiber in barley cultivars.

From: Crop Science | Date: November 1, 2005| Author: Kays, Sandra E.; Shimizu, Naoto; Barton, Franklin E., II; Ohtsubo, Ken'ichi | Copyright information

Dietary fiber is an important quality parameter of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) but is extremely laborious to measure. Near-infrared (NIR) transmission and reflectance spectroscopy were investigated as rapid screening tools to evaluate the total dietary fiber content of barley cultivars. The Foss Grainspec Rice Analyzer and NIR Systems 6500 spectrometer were used to obtain transmission and reflectance spectra, respectively, of polished grains and ground barley. Total dietary fiber was determ...

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