Hyperspectral Imaging Technology Combined with the Extreme Gradient Boosting Algorithm (XGBoost) for the Rapid Analysis of the Moisture and Acidity Contents in Fermented Grains

The moisture content (MC) and acidity content (AC) of the fermented grains used in liquor production directly affect the liquor quality and yield; as such, they are important indicators used to evaluate the quality of fermented grains. In this study, extreme gradient enhancement algorithm (XGBoost), partial least square regression (PLSR), and extreme learning machine (ELM) models were developed based on spectral data collected by near-infrared (NIR) hyperspectral imaging (HSI) technology. First, PLSR models were established after SNV and MSC algorithms preprocessed the HSI data, and the best preprocessing method was determined (MC: SNV; AC: MSC). Then, the competitive adaptive reweighting sampling (CARS) algorithm and principal component analysis (PCA), both combined with the successive projection algorithm (SPA), were used to extract the characteristic wavelengths from the full-band spectral data. Ultimately, the XGBoost model developed using the characteristic wavelengths extracted by CARS-SPA most accurately predicted the MC (RPD = 6.4167, R-P(2)= 0.9757, RMSEP = 0.0442 g center dot 100 g(-1)) and AC (RPD = 13.0308, R-P(2)= 0.9941, RMSEP = 0.0216 mmol center dot 10 g(-1)). The results showed that the XGBoost model could more accurately predict the MC and AC of the fermented grains from hyperspectral images of the grains, providing an effective method for the rapid analysis of raw materials used in the fermentation of liquor. [GRAPHICS] .

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In this study, models based on extreme gradient enhancement algorithm (XGBoost), partial least square regression (PLSR), and extreme learning machine (ELM) were developed to predict the moisture content (MC) and acidity content (AC) of fermented grains used in liquor production using near-infrared (NIR) hyperspectral imaging (HSI) technology. The XGBoost model, using characteristic wavelengths extracted by the competitive adaptive reweighting sampling (CARS) algorithm and the successive projection algorithm (SPA), accurately predicted the MC and AC, providing an effective method for rapid analysis of raw materials used in liquor fermentation.