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Due to the requirements for quality testing and breeding Tartary buckwheat (Fagopyrum tartaricum Gaerth), it is necessary to find a method for the rapid detection of starch content in Tartary buckwheat. To obtain samples with a continuously distributed chemical value, stable Tartary buckwheat recombinant inbred lines were used. After scanning the near-infrared spectra of whole grains, we employed conventional methods to analyze the contents of Tartary buckwheat. The results showed that the contents of total starch, amylose, amylopectin, and resistant starch were 532.1–741.5 mg/g, 176.8–280.2 mg/g, 318.8–497.0 mg/g, and 45.1–105.2 mg/g, respectively. The prediction model for the different starch contents in Tartary buckwheat was established using near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) in combination with chemometrics. The Kennard–Stone algorithm was used to split the training set and the test set. Six different methods were used to preprocess the spectra in the wavenumber range of 4000–12,000 cm−1. The Competitive Adaptive Reweighted Sampling algorithm was then used to extract the characteristic spectra, and the prediction model was built using the partial least squares method. Through a comprehensive analysis of each parameter of the model, the best model for the prediction of each nutrient was determined. The correlation coefficient of calibration (Rc) and the correlation coefficient of prediction (Rp) of the best models for total starch and amylose were greater than 0.95, and the Rc and Rp of the best models for amylopectin and resistant starch were also greater than 0.93. The results showed that the NIRS-based prediction model fulfilled the requirement for the rapid determination of Tartary buckwheat starch, thus providing an effective technical approach for the rapid and non-destructive testing of starch content in the food science and agricultural industry.

According to the requirements of Tartary buckwheat breeding, it is necessary to develop a method for the rapid detection of functional substances in seeds. To ensure a diverse sample pool, we utilized the stable recombinant inbred lines (RILs) of Tartary buckwheat. The coefficients of variation of the total flavonoid, vitamin E (VE), and GABA contents of the RIL population were 15.06, 16.53, and 36.93, respectively. Subsequently, we established prediction models for the functional substance contents in Tartary buckwheat using near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) combined with chemometrics. The Kennard–Stone algorithm divided the dataset into training and test sets, employing six different methods for preprocessing spectra. The Competitive Adaptive Reweighted Sampling algorithm extracted the characteristic spectra. The best models for total flavonoid and VE were normalized using the first derivative. The calibration correlation coefficient (Rc) and prediction correlation coefficient (Rp) of the total flavonoid and VE prediction models were greater than 0.94. The optimal GABA prediction model underwent preprocessing via normalization combined with the standard normal variate, and the Rc and Rp values were greater than 0.93. The results demonstrated that the NIRS-based prediction model could satisfy the requirements for the rapid determination of total flavonoids, VE, and GABA in Tartary buckwheat seeds.

To meet the demand of the breeding and processing industry of Golden Tartary buckwheat, quantitative identification models were established to test the content of leucine (Leu) and tyrosine (Tyr) in Golden Tartary buckwheat leaves by near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) with quantitative partial least squares (PLS). Leu’s modeling results were as follows: first derivative (11) pretreatment, the wavenumber range of 4000–9000 cm−1 was appropriate for modeling (calibration sets: validation set = 6:1), the mean coefficient of determination (R2), standard error of calibration (SEC), and relative standard deviation (RSD) for the calibration set were 0.9229, 0.45, and 3.45%, respectively; for the validation set, the mean R2, SEC, and RSD were 0.9502, 0.47, and 3.65%, respectively. Tyr modeling results were as follows: first derivative (11) pretreatment, the wavenumber range of 4000–10,000 cm−1 was suitable for modeling (calibration sets: validation set = 4:1), the R2, SEC, and RSD for the calibration set was 0.9016, 0.15, and 5.72%, respectively; for the validation set, the mean R2, SEC, and RSD were 0.9012, 0.15, and 5.53%, respectively. It was proved that the Leu and Tyr content of Golden Tartary buckwheat could be quantified using the model structured by near infrared spectroscopy combined with the partial least squares method.