Rapid Determination of Seed and Stem Content in Red Pepper Powder by Near-Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopic Analysis

Red pepper peels stored with seeds or stems in the powder state at resulted in decrease of quality components such as capsanthin, capsaicin and total sugars. The effect of seeds on the quality deterioration was larger than stems. A near-infrared reflectance spectroscopic(NIRS) method was evaluated for the determination of seed and stem contents in red pepper peels. The standard error of prediction was 1.76% in seeds and 0.43% in stems. It is concluded that the NIRS method is suitable for the determination of seen and stem contents in red pepper powder.