Machine Learning-Based Cow Milk Quality Classification using Recursive Feature Elimination Cross-Validation

Abstract

<p>Milk quality is of paramount importance as it directly impacts consumer health and well-being. High-quality milk is rich in essential nutrients such as calcium, protein, and vitamins, contributing to overall nutrition. Moreover, ensuring milk quality is vital for preventing the transmission of diseases and contaminants through dairy products. Therefore, research in this field is essential to guaranteeing the safety and nutritional value of milk consumed by individuals of all ages. In this paper, the design of machine learning-based grade measuring devices with recursive feature elimination with cross-validation (RFECV) is carried out as a guide in the design of a milk grade detection system. The milk is rated as low, medium, or high based on these criteria. The sensors will gather this information from the milk with the aid of the microcontroller. The algorithms utilized in this study and the results obtained from K-Nearest Neighbors (KNN) combined with the RFECV algorithm have a higher accuracy value: 17,20% better than the support vector machine (SVM) model, 25.37% better than the single K-Nearest Neighbors (KNN), and 26.37% better than the random forest (RF) model trained without RFECV. Using seven input features (pH, temperature, taste, odor, fat, turbidity, and color), the proposed model produces 96.27% accuracy.</p>