Monitoring the oxidative deterioration process in modified atmosphere packaged ground meat using a machine learning-based model

Öz

This study investigated the use of a machine learning approach to predict oxidative changes during the storage of modified atmosphere packed (MAP) ground beef. Peroxide, TBARS, titratable acidity, and mercaptan levels were used as indicators for oxidative deterioration and integrated into Random Forest model. The obtained model had an R2 value of 0.867, indicating acceptable prediction performance with low prediction errors. The model achieved a classification accuracy of 0.914. Furthermore, it was determined that the peroxide value is the most effective parameter reflecting the early stage of lipid oxidation, while the TBARS value represents the gradually developing secondary oxidation process. The results suggested that evaluating oxidative indicators using machine learning can be a reliable tool for monitoring freshness of MAP-packed ground beef.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Oxidative deterioration
• machine learning
• ground beef
• modified atmosphere packaging

Modifiye atmosfer paketli kıymada oksidatif bozulma sürecinin makine öğrenmesi tabanlı model ile izlenmesi

Öz

Bu çalışma ile modifiye atmosfer paketli (MAP) kıymanın depolanması sırasında oksidatif değişikliklerin tahmin edilmesi için makine öğrenmesi yaklaşımının kullanımı araştırılmıştır. Peroksit, TBARS, titrasyon asitliği ve merkaptan seviyeleri oksidatif bozulma göstergeleri olarak kullanılmış ve rastgele orman modeline entegre edilmiştir. Elde edilen modelin R2 değeri 0.867 olarak belirlenmiş ve düşük tahmin hataları ile kabul edilebilir bir tahmin performansı göstermiştir. Model 0.914'lük bir sınıflandırma doğruluğu elde edilmiştir. Ayrıca, peroksit değerinin lipid oksidasyonunun erken sürecini yansıtan en etkili parametre olduğu, TBARS değerinin ise kademeli olarak gelişen ikincil oksidasyon sürecini temsil ettiği belirlenmiştir. Sonuçlar, makine öğrenmesi kullanılarak oksidatif göstergelerin değerlendirilmesinin, MAP ambalajında paketlenmiş kıymanın tazeliğini izlemek için güvenilir bir araç olabileceğini göstermiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Oksidatif bozulma
• makine öğrenmesi
• sığır kıyması
• modifiye atmosfer paketleme

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