<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Gamma irradiation is a well-known method for sterilizing different foodstuffs, including fresh cow milk. Many studies witness that the low dose irradiation of milk and milk products affects the fractions of the milk protein, thus reducing its allergenic effect and make it potentially appropriate for people with milk allergy. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the relationship between the gamma radiation dose and size of the protein fractions, as potential approach to decrease the allergenic effect of the milk. In this paper, an approach for prediction of the dose in gamma irradiated products by using a Bayesian regularized neural network as a mean to save recourses for expensive electrophoretic experiments, is developed. The efficiency of the proposed neural network model is proved on data for two dairy products – lyophilized cow milk and curd.</p></abstract>

Gamma irradiation is a well-known method for sterilizing different foodstuffs, including fresh cow milk. Many studies witness that the low dose irradiation of milk and milk products affects the fractions of the milk protein, thus reducing its allergenic effect and make it potentially appropriate for people with milk allergy. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the relationship between the gamma radiation dose and size of the protein fractions, as potential approach to decrease the allergenic effect of the milk. In this paper, an approach for prediction of the dose in gamma irradiated products by using a Bayesian regularized neural network as a mean to save recourses for expensive electrophoretic experiments, is developed. The efficiency of the proposed neural network model is proved on data for two dairy products – lyophilized cow milk and curd.

Bayesian Regularized Neural Network for Prediction of the Dose in Gamma Irradiated Milk Products

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Gamma irradiation is a well-known method for sterilizing different foodstuffs, including fresh cow milk. Many studies witness that the low dose irradiation of...

Bayesian Regularized Neural Network for Prediction of the Dose in Gamma Irradiated Milk Products

Published Online: Jun 12, 2020

Page range: 141 - 151

Received: Nov 21, 2019

Accepted: May 21, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cait-2020-0022

Keywords
Bayesian neural network, milk products, milk allergy, protein fraction

© 2020 M. Terziyska et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Bayesian Regularized Neural Network for Prediction of the Dose in Gamma Irradiated Milk Products

Published Online: Jun 12, 2020

Page range: 141 - 151

Received: Nov 21, 2019

Accepted: May 21, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cait-2020-0022

KeywordsBayesian neural network, milk products, milk allergy, protein fraction

© 2020 M. Terziyska et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Bayesian neural network, milk products, milk allergy, protein fraction