Six varieties of sweet potato leaves were selected as experimental materials to measure twenty quality parameters including water, fat, protein, anthocyanidin, chlorogenic acid, caffeic acid, beta-carotene, magnesium, zinc, selenium, etc. The dimension of quality index was reduced by principal component analysis. The results show that the first four comprehensive indicators with eigenvalues greater than 1 are functional factor, nutritional factor, nutritional auxiliary factor and protein factor. The cumulative contribution rate of the first four principal components is 96.184%. The variance contribution rate corresponding to each principal component is taken as the weight. The comprehensive evaluation model is established by linear weighting of principal component scores and corresponding weights. The comprehensive evaluation results show that the comprehensive score of violet is the highest. In this research, the main factors affecting the quality evaluation of sweet potato leaves are determined by principal component analysis. The results provide scientific basis for the development, utilization and comprehensive evaluation of sweet potato leaves. |