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The vitamin E (α- and (β+γ)-tocopherol) contents present in alfalfa (fresh or dehydrated) were analysed using near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) technology together with a remote reflectance fibre-optic probe. The range of vitamin E was 0.55–5.16 mg/100 g for α-tocopherol and 0.07–0.48 for (β+γ)-tocopherol. The regression method employed was modified partial least squares (MPLS). The equations developed using the fibre-optic probe for 69 samples of alfalfa (dehydrated and fresh) to determine the content of vitamin E in feeds had multiple correlation coefficients (RSQs) and prediction corrected standard errors (SEP (C)) of 0.946 and 0.321 mg/100 g for α-tocopherol and 0.956 and 0.022 mg/100 g for (β+γ)-tocopherol. The predicted values of vitamin E in feeds using NIRS technology applying the fibre-optic probe directly on the sample with neither previous treatment nor manipulation are comparable to those obtained using the chemical method, which included alkaline hydrolysis and hexane extraction of the vitamin from the unsaponifiable fraction before chromatographic determination.
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González-Martín, I., Hernández-Hierro, J.M., Bustamante-Rangel, M. et al. Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) reflectance technology for the determination of tocopherols in alfalfa. Anal Bioanal Chem 386, 1553–1558 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-006-0666-0
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