Research Article

Multivariate Statistical Analysis for the Classification of Sausages Based on Physicochemical Attributes, Using Attenuated Total Reflectance-Fourier Transform Infrared (ATR-FTIR) and Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS)

Table 1

Operating parameters of ICP-MS.

ParameterSetting

RF power1400 W
Plasma gas flow rate15 L/min
Carrier gas flow rate1.05 L/min
Makeup gas flow rate0.9 L/min
Spray chamber temperature2°C
Points per spectral peak3
Sweeps per reading10
Measured isotopic positions of elements11B, 23Na, 24Mg, 27Al, 28Si, 39K, 43Ca, 51V, 52Cr, 55Mn, 63Cu, 66Zn, 69Ga, 75As, 85Rb, 88Sr, 107Ag, 111Cd, 121Sb, 133Cs, 137Ba, 202Hg, and 208Pb