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Qualitative and Quantitative Detection of Acacia Honey Adulteration with Glucose Syrup Using Near-Infrared Spectroscopy

Honey adulteration with cheap sweeteners such as corn syrup or invert syrup results in honey of lesser quality that can harm the objectives of both manufacturers and consumers. There- fore, there is a growing interest for the development of a fast and simple method for adulteration detection. In this work, near-infrared spectroscopy (NIR) was used for the detection of honey adul- teration and changes in the physical and chemical properties of the prepared adulterations. Fifteen (15) acacia honey samples were adulterated with glucose syrup in a range from 10% to 90%. Raw and pre-processed NIR spectra of pure honey samples and prepared adulterations were subjected to Principal Component Analysis (PCA), Partial Least Squares (PLS) regression, and Artificial Neu- ral Network (ANN) modeling. The results showed that PCA ensures distinct grouping of samples in pure honey samples, honey adulterations, and pure adulteration using NIR spectra after the Mul- tiplicative Scatter Correction (MSC) method. Furthermore, PLS models developed for the prediction of the added adulterant amount, moisture content, and conductivity can be considered sufficient for screening based on RPD and RER values (1.7401 < RPD < 2.7601 ; 7.7128 < RER < 8.7157) (RPD of 2.7601 ; RER of 8.7157) and can be moderately used in practice. The R2validation of the developed ANN models was greater than 0.86 for all outputs examined. Based on the obtained results, it can be concluded that NIR coupled with ANN modeling can be considered an efficient tool for honey adul- teration quantification.

honey adulteration detection ; acacia honey samples ; glucose syrup ; near-infrared spectroscopy ; partial least squares modeling ; artificial neural network modeling

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