Salt and moisture content of cured salmon roe (ikura) was,determined. using
short-wavelength-near-infrared (SW-NIR) reflectance spectroscopy (600-1100
nm). SW-NIR can be used to measure chloride species. Calibrations for salt
in bulk samples of high-quality roe (R-2 = 0.904, SEP = 0.421%, RPD = 3.21
) and average-quality roe (R-2 = 0.711, SEP = 1.13%, RPD = 1.81), crushed e
ggs (R-2 = 0.857, SEP = 0.509%, RPD = 2.62), and individual eggs (R-2 = 0.7
31, SEP = 0.698%, RPD = 1.98) were developed using partial least squares (P
LS) regression models. The heterogeneous distribution of lipid and moisture
in the individual eggs limit the sensitivity of this method; however, this
method provides a rapid nondestructive method for high-value food products
where destructive testing is expensive or impractical and for process cont
rol applications.