Métodos alternativos para análise rápida de parâmetros de qualidade da soja

Abstract

Given the worldwide importance of soybean cultivars, it is essential to apply methodologies for the efficient monitoring of the physico-chemical parameters that determine the grain quality with adequate agility and reliability. Nonetheless, the analytical methods used in the traditional analysis involves time-consuming techniques, usage of various equipment and reagents besides generating chemical residues. Considering that, the development of alternative methodologies for this purpose can bring benefits to both industries and regulatory bodies as for the analysts. This study proposes the use of Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIR) associated with chemometric methods for the construction of multivariate models to predict the percentage of total lipids, acidity index, chlorophyll content, crude protein and moisture in soybean. For this, 300 samples of Glycine max (L.) Merrill soybean were evaluated. The spectral data were processed by the method of Partial Least Squares (PLS). The results suggest that the developed model can be used as an alternative methodology to determine the physical-chemical parameters and could be applied in quality control in the soybean industries.