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Assessment of the discrimination of animal fat by FT_Raman spectroscopy
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In recent years, there has been an increased attention towards the composition of feeding fats. In the aftermath of the BSE crisis all animal by-products utilised in animal nutrition have been subjected to close scrutiny. Regulation requires that the material belongs to the category of animal by-products fit for human consumption. This implies the use of reliable techniques in order to insure the safety of products. The feasibility of using rapid and non-destructive methods, to control the composition of feedstuffs on animal fats has been studied. Fourier Transform Raman spectroscopy has been chosen for its advantage to give detailed structural information. Data were treated using chemometric methods as PCA and PLS-DA which have permitted to separate well the different classes of animal fats. The same methodology was applied on fats from various types of feedstock and production technology processes. PLS-DA model for the discrimination of animal fats from the other categories presents a sensitivity and a specificity of 0.958 and 0.914, respectively. These results encourage the use of FT-Raman spectroscopy to discriminate animal fats.
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ABBAS, O., et al. Assessment of the discrimination of animal fat by FT_Raman spectroscopy. Journal of Molecular Structure. 2009. Vol. 924-926, num. 294-300. ISSN 0022-2860. [consulted: 17 of October of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/55252