Quantitative Prediction of Acid Value of Camellia Seed Oil Based on Hyperspectral Imaging Technology Fusing Spectral and Image Features

Acid value (AV) serves as an important indicator to assess the quality of oil, which can be used to judge the deterioration of edible oil. In order to realize the quantitative prediction of the AV of camellia seed oil, which was made from camellia oleifolia, hyperspectral data of 168 camellia seed oil samples were collected using a hyperspectral imaging system, which were related to their AV content measured via classical chemical titration. On the basis of hyperspectral full wavelengths, characteristic wavelengths, and fusing spectral and image features, the quantitative prediction AV models for camellia seed oil were established. The results demonstrating the 2Der-SPA-GLCM-PLSR model fusing spectral and image features stood out as the optimal choices for the AV prediction of camellia seed oil, with the correlation coefficient of calibration set (Rc2) and the correlation coefficient of prediction set (Rp2) at 0.9698 and 0.9581, respectively. Compared with those of 2Der-SPA-PLSR, the Rc2 and Rp2 were improved by 2.11% and 2.57%, respectively. Compared with those of 2Der-PLSR, the Rc2 and Rp2 were improved by 5.02% and 5.31%, respectively. Compared with the model based on original spectrum, the Rc2 and Rp2 were improved by 32.63% and 40.11%, respectively. After spectral preprocessing, characteristic wavelength selection, and fusing spectral and image features, the correlation coefficient of the optimal AV prediction model was continuously improved, while the root mean square error was continuously decreased. The research demonstrated that hyperspectral imaging technology could precisely and quantitatively predict the AV of camellia seed oil and also provide a new environmental method for detecting the AV of other edible oils, which is conducive to sustainable development.