Authentication of European sea bass according to production method and geographical origin by light stable isotope ratio and rare earth elements analyses combined with chemometrics

Italian Journal of Food Safety

Emanuela Zanardi¹  Adriana Ianieri¹  Sergio Ghidini¹  Maria Olga Varr๠ Anna Badiani² 

[1]Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma

[2]Department of Veterinary Medical Science, University of Bologna

关键词: Fish authentication;    Production method;    Geographical origin;    Stable isotope ratio and rare earths elements Analyses;    Chemometrics;   

DOI  :  10.4081/ijfs.2019.7872

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

In this work, stable isotope ratio (SIR) and rare earth elements (REEs) analyses, combined with multivariate data elaboration, were used to explore the possibility to authenticate European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax L.) according to: i) production method (wild or farmed specimens); ii) geographical origin (Western, Central or Eastern Mediterranean Sea). The dataset under investigation included a total of 144 wild and farmed specimens coming from 17 different European areas located in the Mediterranean Sea basin. Samples were subjected to SIR analysis (carbon and nitrogen) and REEs analysis (lanthanum, europium, holmium, erbium, lutetium, and terbium). Then, Analytical data were handled by Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and then by Orthogonal Partial Last Square Discriminant Analysis (OPLS-DA), to obtain functional classification models to qualitatively discriminate sea bass according to the conditions under study. OPLSDA models provided good correct classification rate both for production method and geographical origin. It was confirmed that chemometric elaboration of data obtained from SIR and REEs analyses can be a suitable tool for an accurate authentication of European sea bass.

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