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Comparative analysis of spectroscopic methods for rapid authentication of hazelnut cultivar and origin
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Hazelnut market prices fluctuate significantly based on cultivar and provenance, making them susceptible to counterfeiting. To develop an accurate authentication method, we compared the performances of three spectroscopic methods: near infrared (NIR), handheld near infrared (hNIR), and medium infrared (MIR), on over 300 samples from various origins, cultivars, and harvest years. Spectroscopic fingerprints were used to develop and externally validate PLS-DA classification models. Both cultivar and origin models showed high accuracy in external validation. The hNIR model effectively distinguished cultivars but struggled with geographic distinctions due to lower sensitivity. NIR and MIR models showed over 93% accuracy, with NIR slightly outperforming MIR for geographic origin. NIR proved to be a fast and suitable tool for hazelnut authentication. This study is the first to systematically compare spectroscopic tools for authenticating hazelnut cultivar and origin using the same dataset, offering valuable insights for future food authentication applications.
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TORRES COBOS, Berta, et al. Comparative analysis of spectroscopic methods for rapid authentication of hazelnut cultivar and origin. Spectrochimica Acta Part A-Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 2024. Vol. 326, num. 125367. ISSN 1386-1425. [consulted: 16 of June of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/220808