Abstract:
A mathematical prediction model of calcium in tobacco with FT-NIR spectrometry was established. The determination coefficient (R
2) of the model was 92.00 and its root mean square error (RMSE) was 0.121 in cross validation, while the R
2 and RMSE were 90.99 and 0.122 in test set validation, respectively. The average relative error between the prediction values of NIR spectrometry and the found results was 6.20%. This method was simple, rapid and accurate, it could be used to determine calcium in tobacco.