Carbon isotope analysis in apple nectar beverages

Food Science and Technology (Campinas)

Ricardo Figueira²  Waldemar Gastoni Venturini Filho²  Carlos Ducatti¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Estadual Paulista Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas Laboratório de BebidasBotucatu SP ,Brazil

关键词: legislation;    adulteration;    IRMS;    legislação;    adulteração;    IRMS;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0101-20612013005000026

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The aims of this study were to use the isotope analysis method to quantify the carbon of C3 photosynthetic cycle in commercial apple nectars and to determine the legal limit to identify the beverages that do not conform to the safety standards established by the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply. These beverages (apple nectars) were produced in the laboratory according to the Brazilian legislation. Adulterated nectars were also produced with an amount of pulp juice below the permitted threshold limit value. The δ13C values of the apple nectars and their fractions (pulp and purified sugar) were measured to quantify the C3 source percentage. In order to demonstrate the existence of adulteration, the values found were compared to the limit values established by the Brazilian Law. All commercial apple nectars analyzed were within the legal limits, which enabled to identify the nectars that were in conformity with the Brazilian Law. The isotopic methodology developed proved efficient to quantify the carbon of C3 origin in commercial apple nectars.

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