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Biswas A, Chaudhari SR. Exploring the role of NIR spectroscopy in quantifying and verifying honey authenticity: A review. Food Chem 2024; 445:138712. [PMID: 38364494 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.138712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2023] [Revised: 01/19/2024] [Accepted: 02/06/2024] [Indexed: 02/18/2024]
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Honey, recognized for its diverse flavors and nutritional benefits, confronts challenges in maintaining authenticity and quality due to factors like adulteration and mislabelling. This review undertakes a comprehensive exploration of the utility of Near-Infrared (NIR) spectroscopy as a non-destructive analytical method for concurrently evaluating both honey quantity and authenticity. The primary purpose of this investigation is to delve into the various applications of NIR spectroscopy in honey analysis, with a specific focus on its capability to identify and quantify significant quality parameters such as sugar content, moisture levels, 5-HMF, and proline content. Results from the study underscore the effectiveness of NIR spectroscopy, especially when integrated with advanced chemometrics models. This combination not only facilitates quantification of diverse quality parameters but also enhances the classification of honey based on geographical and botanical origin. The technology emerges as a potent tool for detecting adulteration, addressing critical challenges in preserving the authenticity and quality of honey products. The impact of this critical analysis extends to shedding light on the current state, challenges, and future prospects of applying NIR spectroscopy in the honey industry. This analysis outlines the current challenges and future prospects of NIR spectroscopy in the honey industry. Emphasizing its potential to improve consumer confidence and food safety, the research has broader implications for authenticity and quality assurance in honey. Integrating NIR spectroscopy into industry practices could establish stronger quality control measures, benefiting both producers and consumers globally.
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- Anisha Biswas
- Department of Plantation Products, Spices and Flavour Technology, CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysuru, Karnataka 570020, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
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- Department of Plantation Products, Spices and Flavour Technology, CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysuru, Karnataka 570020, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India.
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Zong X, Lei N, Yin J, He W, Nie S, Xie M. Exploration and Improvement of Acid Hydrolysis Conditions for Inulin-Type Fructans Monosaccharide Composition Analysis: Monosaccharide Recovery and By-Product Identification. Foods 2024; 13:1241. [PMID: 38672913 PMCID: PMC11049111 DOI: 10.3390/foods13081241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2024] [Revised: 04/11/2024] [Accepted: 04/13/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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Acid hydrolysis serves as the primary method for determining the monosaccharide composition of polysaccharides. However, inappropriate acid hydrolysis conditions may catalyze the breakdown of monosaccharides such as fructans (Fru), generating non-sugar by-products that affect the accuracy of monosaccharide composition analysis. In this study, we determined the monosaccharide recovery rate and non-sugar by-product formation of inulin-type fructan (ITF) and Fru under varied acid hydrolysis conditions using HPAEC-PAD and UPLC-Triple-TOF/MS, respectively. The results revealed significant variations in the recovery rate of Fru within ITF under different hydrolysis conditions, while glucose remained relatively stable. Optimal hydrolysis conditions for achieving a relatively high monosaccharide recovery rate for ITF entailed 80 °C, 2 h, and 1 M sulfuric acid. Furthermore, we validated the stability of Fru during acid hydrolysis. The results indicated that Fru experienced significant degradation with an increasing temperature and acid concentration, with a pronounced decrease observed when the temperature exceeds 100 °C or the H2SO4 concentration surpasses 2 M. Finally, three common by-products associated with Fru degradation, namely 5-hydroxymethyl-2-furaldehyde, 5-methyl-2-furaldehyde, and furfural, were identified in both Fru and ITF hydrolysis processes. These findings revealed that the degradation of Fru under acidic conditions was a vital factor leading to inaccuracies in determining the Fru content during ITF monosaccharide analysis.
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, China-Canada Joint Laboratory of Food Science and Technology (Nanchang), Key Laboratory of Bioactive Polysaccharides of Jiangxi Province, Nanchang University, 235 Nanjing East Road, Nanchang 330047, China; (X.Z.); (S.N.); (M.X.)
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Schievano E, Piana L, Tessari M. Automatic nmr-based protocol for assessment of honey authenticity. Food Chem 2023; 420:136094. [PMID: 37062082 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2023.136094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2022] [Revised: 03/26/2023] [Accepted: 03/30/2023] [Indexed: 04/09/2023]
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1H NMR analysis of organic extracts of honey is a powerful technique to confirm its botanical origin, thanks to the presence of signals that are specific to each floral typology. Similarly, signals from bee metabolites provide an important tool to verify honey entomological origin. Here, we present a method for honey screening that does not require any detailed analysis of the NMR spectrum for the detection and quantification of such markers. Our approach is based on the measurement of two spectral parameters, named entomological factor (EF) and aromatic factor (AF), calculated by integration of well-defined regions of the NMR spectrum. The values of EF and AF can reveal direct or indirect dilution of honey with sugar syrups. This method was tested on honeys of different floral origins and could identify all adulterated samples previously recognized by official techniques. Notably, several samples found compliant by official methods were proven non-genuine by the proposed approach.
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Kitaw SL, Birhan YS, Tsai HC. Plasmonic surface-enhanced Raman scattering nano-substrates for detection of anionic environmental contaminants: Current progress and future perspectives. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 221:115247. [PMID: 36640935 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.115247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2022] [Revised: 12/26/2022] [Accepted: 01/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Surface-enhanced Raman scattering spectroscopy (SERS) is a powerful technique of vibrational spectroscopy based on the inelastic scattering of incident photons by molecular species. It has unique properties such as ultra-sensitivity, selectivity, non-destructivity, speed, and fingerprinting properties for analytical and sensing applications. This enables SERS to be widely used in real-world sample analysis and basic plasmonic mechanistic studies. However, the desirable properties of SERS are compromised by the high cost and low reproducibility of the signals. The development of multifunctional, stable and reusable nano-engineered SERS substrates is a viable solution to circumvent these drawbacks. Recently, plasmonic SERS active nano-substrates with various morphologies have attracted the attention of researchers due to promising properties such as the formation of dense hot spots, additional stability, tunable and controlled morphology, and surface functionalization. This comprehensive review focused on the current advances in the field of SERS active nanosubstrates suitable for the detection and quantification of anionic environmental pollutants. The common fabrication methods, including the techniques for morphological adjustments and surface modification, substrate categories, and the design of nanotechnologically fabricated plasmonic SERS substrates for anion detection are systematically presented. Here, the need for the design, synthesis, and functionalization of SERS nano-substrates for anions of great environmental importance is explained in detail. In addition, the broad categories of SERS nano-substrates, namely colloid-based SERS substrates and solid-support SERS substrates are discussed. Moreover, a brief discussion of SERS detection of certain anionic pollutants in the environment is presented. Finally, the prospects in the fabrication and commercialization of pilot-scale handheld SERS sensors and the construction of smart nanosubstrates integrated with novel amplifying materials for the detection of anions of environmental and health concern are proposed.
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- Sintayehu Leshe Kitaw
- Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, 106, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Debre Markos University, P.O. Box 269, Debre Markos, Ethiopia
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- Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, 106, Taiwan, ROC; Advanced Membrane Materials Center, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, 106, Taiwan, ROC; R&D Center for Membrane Technology, Chung Yuan Christian University, Chungli, Taoyuan, 320, Taiwan, ROC.
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Analysis of Sugars in Honey Samples by Capillary Zone Electrophoresis Using Fluorescence Detection. SEPARATIONS 2023. [DOI: 10.3390/separations10030150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/25/2023] Open
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The applicability of capillary electrophoresis (CE) with light-emitting diode-induced fluorescence detection (LEDIF) for the separation of sugars in honey samples was studied. An amount of 25 mM ammonium acetate (pH 4.5) with 0.3% polyethylene oxide (PEO) was found to be optimal for the efficient separation of carbohydrates. 8-aminopyrene-1,3,6-trisulfonic acid (APTS) was used for the labeling of the carbohydrate standards and honey sugars for fluorescence detection. The optimized method was applied in the quantitative analysis of fructose and glucose by direct injection of honey samples. Apart from the labeling reaction, no other sample preparation was performed. The mean values of the fructose/glucose ratio for phacelia honey, acacia honey and honeydew honey were 0.86, 1.61 and 1.42, respectively. The proposed method provides high separation efficiency and sensitive detection within a short analysis time. Apart from the labeling reaction, it enables the injection of honeys without sample pretreatment. This is the first time that fluorescence detection has been applied for the CE analysis of sugars in honeys.
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Pu Z, Chen X, Dong B, Ma P, Li X. Multiple approaches to characterize and visualize the chemical composition of Sijunzi Decoction comprehensively. J Sep Sci 2023; 46:e2200737. [PMID: 36807552 DOI: 10.1002/jssc.202200737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2022] [Revised: 01/03/2023] [Accepted: 01/24/2023] [Indexed: 02/23/2023]
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Sijunzi Decoction is composed of Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma, Atractylodes Macrocephalae Rhizoma, Poria, and Glycyrrhizae Radix Et Rhizoma Praeparata Cum Melle, and it is a classic formula for treating spleen deficiency syndrome in Chinese medicine. Clarifying the active substances is an effective way to develop Traditional Chinese medicine and innovative medicines. Carbohydrates, proteins, amino acids, saponins, flavonoids, phenolic acids, and inorganic elements in the decoction were analyzed by multiple approaches. A molecular network was also used for visualizing the ingredients in Sijunzi Decoction, and representative components were also quantified. The detected components accounted for 74.544% of the Sijunzi Decoction freeze-dried powder, including 41.751% crude polysaccharides, 17.826% sugars (degree of polymerization 1-2), 8.181% total saponins, 2.427% insoluble precipitates, 2.154% free amino acids, 1.177% total flavonoids, 0.546% total phenolic acids, and 0.483% inorganic elements. Molecular network and quantitative analysis used to characterize the chemical composition of Sijunzi Decoction. The present study systematically characterized the constituents of Sijunzi Decoction, revealed the composition ratio of each type of constituent, and provided a reference for study on the substance basis of other Chinese medicine.
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- Zongjin Pu
- Traditional Chinese medicine Genomics Laboratory, School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Minhang, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Traditional Chinese medicine Genomics Laboratory, School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Minhang, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Traditional Chinese medicine Genomics Laboratory, School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Minhang, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Traditional Chinese medicine Genomics Laboratory, School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Minhang, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Traditional Chinese medicine Genomics Laboratory, School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Minhang, Shanghai, P. R. China
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Determination of the Carbohydrate Profile and Invertase Activity of Adulterated Honeys after Bee Feeding. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/app12073661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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The higher demand for honey from consumers, combined with its limited availability, has led to different types of honey adulteration, causing substantial economic as well as negative impacts on consumers’ nutrition and health. Therefore, a need has emerged for reliable and cost-effective quality control methods to detect honey adulteration to ensure both the safety and quality of honey. To simulate the process with those applied by beekeepers in real-time, bee colonies were fed with different types of bee feeding (sugar syrup, candy paste and commercial syrup). The produced samples were analyzed for their carbohydrate profile and their invertase activity with the aim to find the effects of bee feeding on the quality of the final product. Honey samples produced after feeding with commercial syrup presented low fructose (22.9 %) and glucose (31.7 %) concentrations and high content of maltose (20.1%), while the samples that came from bee feeding with sugar syrup and candy paste had high concentrations of sucrose (6.2 % and 3.2 %, respectively), exceeding in some cases the legislative limits. Moreover, the samples coming from sugar feeding had lower values of invertase activity, while the group with inverted syrup was clearly discriminated through multi-discriminant analysis. The invertase activity of control samples was found at 153.7 U/kg, which was significantly higher compared to the other groups. The results showed that bee feeding during honey production might lead to adulteration, which can be detected through routine analyses, including the carbohydrate profile and the invertase activity.
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Dumancas GG, Setijadi C, Dufour B, Aglobo J, Carisma MS, Bello GA, Dalisay DS, Saludes JP. Comparison of Genetic and Non-genetic Algorithm Partial Least Squares for Sugar Quantification in Philippine Honeys. ANAL LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/00032719.2022.2033985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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- Gerard G. Dumancas
- Department of Chemistry, Loyola Science Center, The University of Scranton, Scranton, PA, USA
- Balik Scientist Program, Philippine Council for Health Research and Development, Department of Science and Technology, Taguig City, Philippines
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- Department of Mathematics and Physical Sciences, Louisiana State University–Alexandria, Alexandria, LA, USA
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- Department of Mathematics and Physical Sciences, Louisiana State University–Alexandria, Alexandria, LA, USA
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- Gregor Mendel Research Laboratories, University of San Agustin, Iloilo City, Philippines
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- Gregor Mendel Research Laboratories, University of San Agustin, Iloilo City, Philippines
- Department of Chemistry, College of Liberal Arts, Sciences, and Education, University of San Agustin, Iloilo City, Philippines
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- Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Balik Scientist Program, Philippine Council for Health Research and Development, Department of Science and Technology, Taguig City, Philippines
- Department of Biology, College of Liberal Arts, Sciences, and Education, University of San Agustin, Iloilo City, Philippines
- Center for Chemical Biology and Biotechnology (C2B2), University of San Agustin, Iloilo City, Philippines
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- Balik Scientist Program, Philippine Council for Health Research and Development, Department of Science and Technology, Taguig City, Philippines
- Gregor Mendel Research Laboratories, University of San Agustin, Iloilo City, Philippines
- Department of Chemistry, College of Liberal Arts, Sciences, and Education, University of San Agustin, Iloilo City, Philippines
- Center for Natural Drug Discovery and Development (CND3), University of San Agustin, Iloilo City, Philippines
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Akyıldız İE, Uzunöner D, Raday S, Acar S, Erdem Ö, Damarlı E. Identification of the rice syrup adulterated honey by introducing a candidate marker compound for Brown rice syrups. Lebensm Wiss Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2021.112618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Chachan S, Kishore A, Kumari K, Sharma A. Trends of Food Adulteration in Developing Countries and Its Remedies. Food Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/9781119792130.ch6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Classification and Prediction of Bee Honey Indirect Adulteration Using Physiochemical Properties Coupled with K-Means Clustering and Simulated Annealing-Artificial Neural Networks (SA-ANNs). J FOOD QUALITY 2021. [DOI: 10.1155/2021/6634598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The higher demand and limited availability of honey led to different forms of honey adulteration. Honey adulteration is either direct by addition of various syrups to natural honey or indirect by feeding honey bees with sugar syrups. Therefore, a need has emerged for reliable and cost-effective quality control methods to detect honey adulteration in order to ensure both safety and quality of honey. In this study, honey is adulterated by feeding honey bees with various proportions of sucrose syrup (0 to 100%). Various physiochemical properties of the adulterated honey are studied including sugar profile, pH, acidity, moisture, and color. The results showed that increasing sucrose syrup in the feed resulted in a decrease in glucose and fructose contents significantly, from 33.4 to 29.1% and 45.2 to 35.9%, respectively. Sucrose content, however, increased significantly from 0.19 to 1.8%. The pH value increased significantly from 3.04 to 4.63 with increase in sucrose feed. Acidity decreased slightly but nonsignificantly with increase in sucrose feed and varied between 7.0 and 4.00 meq/kg for 0% and 100% sucrose, respectively. Honey’s lightness (L value) also increased significantly from 59.3 to 68.84 as sucrose feed increased. Other color parameters were not significantly changed by sucrose feed. K-means clustering is used to classify the level of honey adulteration by using the above physiological properties. The classification results showed that both glucose content and total sugar content provided 100% accurate classification while pH values provided the worst results with 52% classification accuracy. To further predict the percent honey adulteration, simulated annealing coupled with artificial neural networks (SA-ANNs) was used with sugar profile as an input. RBF-ANN was found to provide the best prediction results with SSE = 0.073, RE = 0.021, and overall R2 = 0.992. It is concluded that honey sugar profile can provide an accurate and reliable tool for detecting indirect honey adulteration by sucrose solution.
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Li Q, Zeng J, Lin L, Zhang J, Zhu J, Yao L, Wang S, Yao Z, Wu Z. Low risk of category misdiagnosis of rice syrup adulteration in three botanical origin honey by ATR-FTIR and general model. Food Chem 2020; 332:127356. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.127356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2020] [Revised: 06/11/2020] [Accepted: 06/14/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Characterization and classification of Romanian acacia honey based on its physicochemical parameters and chemometrics. Sci Rep 2020; 10:20690. [PMID: 33244024 PMCID: PMC7691509 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-77685-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2020] [Accepted: 11/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Three groups of Romanian acacia honey, i.e., pure, directly adulterated (by mixing the pure honey with three sugar syrups), and indirectly adulterated (by feeding the bees with the same syrups), were characterized and discriminated based on their physicochemical parameters. Moisture, ash, 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), reducing sugars (fructose and glucose), and sucrose contents, free acidity, diastase activity, ratio between stable carbon isotopes of honey and its proteins (δ13CH and δ13CP) were evaluated. Adulteration led to a significant increase in sucrose content, HMF level, and Δδ13C = δ13CH‒δ13CP as well a decrease in reducing sugar content and diastase activity. Principal component analysis (PCA) and linear discriminant analysis (LDA) were applied to experimental data in order to distinguish between pure and adulterated honey. The most relevant discriminative parameters were diastase activity, HMF, sucrose, and reducing sugar contents. Posterior classification probabilities and classification functions obtained by LDA revealed that 100% of honey samples were correctly assigned to their original group.
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Islam MK, Sostaric T, Lim LY, Hammer K, Locher C. Sugar Profiling of Honeys for Authentication and Detection of Adulterants Using High-Performance Thin Layer Chromatography. Molecules 2020; 25:E5289. [PMID: 33202752 PMCID: PMC7697932 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25225289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2020] [Revised: 11/10/2020] [Accepted: 11/11/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Honey adulteration, where a range of sugar syrups is used to increase bulk volume, is a common problem that has significant negative impacts on the honey industry, both economically and from a consumer confidence perspective. This paper investigates High-Performance Thin Layer Chromatography (HPTLC) for the authentication and detection of sugar adulterants in honey. The sugar composition of various Australian honeys (Manuka, Jarrah, Marri, Karri, Peppermint and White Gum) was first determined to illustrate the variance depending on the floral origin. Two of the honeys (Manuka and Jarrah) were then artificially adulterated with six different sugar syrups (rice, corn, golden, treacle, glucose and maple syrup). The findings demonstrate that HPTLC sugar profiles, in combination with organic extract profiles, can easily detect the sugar adulterants. As major sugars found in honey, the quantification of fructose and glucose, and their concentration ratio can be used to authenticate the honeys. Quantifications of sucrose and maltose can be used to identify the type of syrup adulterant, in particular when used in combination with HPTLC fingerprinting of the organic honey extracts.
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- Md Khairul Islam
- Cooperative Research Centre for Honey Bee Products Limited (CRC HBP), University of Western Australia, Perth 6009, Australia; (M.K.I.); (K.H.)
- Division of Pharmacy, School of Allied Health, University of Western Australia, Perth 6009, Australia; (T.S.); (L.Y.L.)
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- Division of Pharmacy, School of Allied Health, University of Western Australia, Perth 6009, Australia; (T.S.); (L.Y.L.)
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- Division of Pharmacy, School of Allied Health, University of Western Australia, Perth 6009, Australia; (T.S.); (L.Y.L.)
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- Cooperative Research Centre for Honey Bee Products Limited (CRC HBP), University of Western Australia, Perth 6009, Australia; (M.K.I.); (K.H.)
- School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Western Australia, Perth 6009, Australia
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- Cooperative Research Centre for Honey Bee Products Limited (CRC HBP), University of Western Australia, Perth 6009, Australia; (M.K.I.); (K.H.)
- Division of Pharmacy, School of Allied Health, University of Western Australia, Perth 6009, Australia; (T.S.); (L.Y.L.)
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Fakhlaei R, Selamat J, Khatib A, Razis AFA, Sukor R, Ahmad S, Babadi AA. The Toxic Impact of Honey Adulteration: A Review. Foods 2020; 9:E1538. [PMID: 33114468 PMCID: PMC7692231 DOI: 10.3390/foods9111538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2020] [Revised: 09/10/2020] [Accepted: 09/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Honey is characterized as a natural and raw foodstuff that can be consumed not only as a sweetener but also as medicine due to its therapeutic impact on human health. It is prone to adulterants caused by humans that manipulate the quality of honey. Although honey consumption has remarkably increased in the last few years all around the world, the safety of honey is not assessed and monitored regularly. Since the number of consumers of honey adulteration have increased in recent years, their trust and interest in this valuable product has decreased. Honey adulterants are any substances that are added to the pure honey. In this regard, this paper provides a comprehensive and critical review of the different types of adulteration, common sugar adulterants and detection methods, and draws a clear perspective toward the impact of honey adulteration on human health. Adulteration increases the consumer's blood sugar, which can cause diabetes, abdominal weight gain, and obesity, raise the level of blood lipids and can cause high blood pressure. The most common organ affected by honey adulterants is the liver followed by the kidney, heart, and brain, as shown in several in vivo research designs.
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- Rafieh Fakhlaei
- Food Safety and Food Integrity (FOSFI), Institute of Tropical Agriculture and Food Security, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia;
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- Food Safety and Food Integrity (FOSFI), Institute of Tropical Agriculture and Food Security, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia;
- Department of Food Science, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia; (A.F.A.R.); (R.S.)
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- Pharmacognosy Research Group, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Kulliyyah of Pharmacy, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan 25200, Pahang Darul Makmur, Malaysia;
- Faculty of Pharmacy, Airlangga University, Surabaya 60155, Indonesia
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- Department of Food Science, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia; (A.F.A.R.); (R.S.)
- Natural Medicines and Products Research Laboratory, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Food Science, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia; (A.F.A.R.); (R.S.)
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biotechnology & Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia;
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- School of Energy and Power Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China;
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Application of Quality-by-Design Approach in the Analytical Method Development for Quantification of Sugars in Sugarcane Honey by Reversed-Phase Liquid Chromatography. FOOD ANAL METHOD 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s12161-020-01767-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Xu J, Liu X, Wu B, Cao Y. A comprehensive analysis of 13C isotope ratios data of authentic honey types produced in China using the EA-IRMS and LC-IRMS. JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2020; 57:1216-1232. [PMID: 32180618 PMCID: PMC7054487 DOI: 10.1007/s13197-019-04153-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Revised: 10/22/2019] [Accepted: 11/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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In the current study, we have comprehensively analyzed different kinds of pure honey which was produced in various areas in China according to δ13C-EA -IRMS (AOAC method 998.12) and δ13C-LC-IRMS (proposed by the Intertek laboratory in Europe) methods. As for the δ13C-EA -IRMS method, the study was confirmed that the C4 sugar of all authentic honey samples was qualified. Further inter-laboratory comparison experiments using the δ13C-LC-IRMS method found that all authentic honey samples had Δδ13C (‰) values within the naturally occurring range of ± 1‰ for Δδ13C (‰) fru-glu. However, about 70% samples had Δδ13C (‰) values outside the range of ± 2.1‰ for Δδ13C (‰) max., indicating that a large proportion of pure honey in China can't pass the δ13C-LC-IRMS test, although these honeys were extracted from unadulterated sources. Based on the present findings, we consider that the δ13C-LC-IRMS method is not appropriate to reliably detect adulterated honeys with C3 sugars in China.
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- JinZhong Xu
- SinoUnison Technology Co. Ltd, No. 10 Xinghuo Road, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China
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- Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University, Nanchang, Jiangxi People’s Republic of China
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- Nanjing Customs Animal, Plant and Food Inspection Center, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China
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- Qinhuangdao Customs Animal, Plant and Food Inspection Center, Qinhuangdao, Hebei People’s Republic of China
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Evaluation of honey in terms of quality and authenticity based on the general physicochemical pattern, major sugar composition and δ13C signature. Food Control 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2019.106919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Method for identifying acacia honey adulterated by resin absorption: HPLC-ECD coupled with chemometrics. Lebensm Wiss Technol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2019.108863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Schievano E, Sbrizza M, Zuccato V, Piana L, Tessari M. NMR carbohydrate profile in tracing acacia honey authenticity. Food Chem 2019; 309:125788. [PMID: 31753683 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2019.125788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2019] [Revised: 10/22/2019] [Accepted: 10/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The sugar profile in honey can be used as a fingerprint to confirm the authenticity or reveal the adulteration of the product by sweetener addition. In this work, we have accurately determined the profile of 20 minor saccharides in a set of 46 European acacia honeys using a recently proposed NMR approach based on the CSSF-TOCSY experiment. Comparison of this reference profile with the sugar composition of several Chinese honey samples of the same declared botanical origin has revealed important differences. A detailed analysis of the saccharide profile of these Chinese honeys suggests product adulteration by overfeeding bee colonies with industrial sugars syrups during the main nectar flow period.
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- Elisabetta Schievano
- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy.
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Piana Ricerca e Consulenza s.r.l. a socio unico, Via Umbria 41, 40024 Castel San Pietro Terme, BO, Italy
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- Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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Geana EI, Ciucure CT. Establishing authenticity of honey via comprehensive Romanian honey analysis. Food Chem 2019; 306:125595. [PMID: 31610324 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2019.125595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2019] [Revised: 08/08/2019] [Accepted: 09/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Assessing the authenticity of honey is a serious problem that has gained much interest internationally because honey has frequently been subject to various fraudulent practices, including mislabelling of botanical and geographical origin and mixing with sugar syrups or honey of lower quality. To protect the health of consumers and avoid competition, which could create an unstable market, consumers, beekeepers and regulatory bodies are interested in having reliable analytical methodologies to detect non-compliant honey. This paper gives an overview of the different approaches used to assess the authenticity of honey, specifically by the application of advanced instrumental techniques, including spectrometric, spectroscopic and chromatographic methods coupled with chemometric interpretation of the data. Recent development in honey analysis and application of the honey authentication process in the Romanian context are highlighted, and future trends in the process of detecting and eliminating fraudulent practices in honey production are discussed.
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- Elisabeta-Irina Geana
- National Research & Development Institute for Cryogenics and Isotopic Technologies - ICSI Rm. Valcea, 4th Uzinei Street, 240050 Rm. Valcea, Romania.
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- National Research & Development Institute for Cryogenics and Isotopic Technologies - ICSI Rm. Valcea, 4th Uzinei Street, 240050 Rm. Valcea, Romania
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Al-Farsi M, Al-Belushi S, Al-Amri A, Al-Hadhrami A, Al-Rusheidi M, Al-Alawi A. Quality evaluation of Omani honey. Food Chem 2018; 262:162-167. [PMID: 29751904 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2018.04.104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2018] [Revised: 04/21/2018] [Accepted: 04/23/2018] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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This study was intended to evaluate the quality parameters of 58 Apis mellifera honey samples, from different regions in the Sultanate of Oman. Physicochemical analyses were carried out and examined according to the Gulf Standardization Organization (GSO). The results revealed that 64.4% of the samples were failing to meet the GSO standards due to acidity, hydroxyl methyl furfural (HMF), diastase, sucrose, and glucose & fructose. Acidity and HMF were above the limits in 30% and 29% of the failed samples respectively, where diastase and total glucose & fructose were below the limits in 25% and 5% respectively. Sucrose was above the limits in 11% of the failed samples. The unconformity of the analyzed honey samples to GSO standards could be due to stage of harvesting, process and storage conditions. Therefore, it's important to reconsider the whole process of honey production in Oman in order to improve the technology and honey quality.
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- Mohamed Al-Farsi
- Food & Water Lab. Center, Ministry of Regional Municipalities & Water Resources, P O Box 323, P C 100, Muscat, Oman.
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- Food & Water Lab. Center, Ministry of Regional Municipalities & Water Resources, P O Box 323, P C 100, Muscat, Oman
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- Food & Water Lab. Center, Ministry of Regional Municipalities & Water Resources, P O Box 323, P C 100, Muscat, Oman
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- Food & Water Lab. Center, Ministry of Regional Municipalities & Water Resources, P O Box 323, P C 100, Muscat, Oman
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- Food & Water Lab. Center, Ministry of Regional Municipalities & Water Resources, P O Box 323, P C 100, Muscat, Oman
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- Food & Water Lab. Center, Ministry of Regional Municipalities & Water Resources, P O Box 323, P C 100, Muscat, Oman
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Soares S, Amaral JS, Oliveira MBP, Mafra I. A Comprehensive Review on the Main Honey Authentication Issues: Production and Origin. Compr Rev Food Sci Food Saf 2017; 16:1072-1100. [DOI: 10.1111/1541-4337.12278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 142] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2017] [Revised: 05/18/2017] [Accepted: 05/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Sónia Soares
- REQUIMTE-LAQV, Faculdade de Farmácia; Univ. do Porto; Porto Portugal
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- REQUIMTE-LAQV, Faculdade de Farmácia; Univ. do Porto; Porto Portugal
- Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão; Inst. Politécnico de Bragança; Bragança Portugal
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- REQUIMTE-LAQV, Faculdade de Farmácia; Univ. do Porto; Porto Portugal
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Guelpa A, Marini F, du Plessis A, Slabbert R, Manley M. Verification of authenticity and fraud detection in South African honey using NIR spectroscopy. Food Control 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2016.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Wu L, Du B, Vander Heyden Y, Chen L, Zhao L, Wang M, Xue X. Recent advancements in detecting sugar-based adulterants in honey – A challenge. Trends Analyt Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2016.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Detecting Adulterated Commercial Sweet Sorghum Syrups with Ion Chromatography Oligosaccharide Fingerprint Profiles. SEPARATIONS 2016. [DOI: 10.3390/separations3030020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Rodionova OY, Titova AV, Pomerantsev AL. Discriminant analysis is an inappropriate method of authentication. Trends Analyt Chem 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2016.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Du B, Wu L, Xue X, Chen L, Li Y, Zhao J, Cao W. Rapid Screening of Multiclass Syrup Adulterants in Honey by Ultrahigh-Performance Liquid Chromatography/Quadrupole Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2015; 63:6614-6623. [PMID: 26151590 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.5b01410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Honey adulteration with sugar syrups is a widespread problem. Several types of syrups have been used in honey adulteration, and there is no available method that can simultaneously detect all of these adulterants. In this study, we generated a small-scale database containing the specific chromatographic and mass spectrometry information on sugar syrup markers and developed a simple, rapid, and effective ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography/quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UHPLC/Q-TOF-MS) method for the detection of adulterated honey. Corn syrup, high-fructose corn syrup, inverted syrup, and rice syrup were used as honey adulterants; polysaccharides, difructose anhydrides, and 2-acetylfuran-3-glucopyranoside were used as detection markers. The presence of 10% sugar syrup in honey could be easily detected in <30 min using the developed method. The results revealed that UHPLC/Q-TOF-MS was simple and rapid.
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- Bing Du
- †Department of Food Science and Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, Northwest University, 229 North TaiBai Road, Xi'an 710069, China
- ‡Institute of Apiculture Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100093, China
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- §Risk Assessment Laboratory for Bee Products Quality and Safety, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing 100093, China
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- ‡Institute of Apiculture Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100093, China
- §Risk Assessment Laboratory for Bee Products Quality and Safety, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing 100093, China
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- ‡Institute of Apiculture Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100093, China
- §Risk Assessment Laboratory for Bee Products Quality and Safety, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing 100093, China
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- §Risk Assessment Laboratory for Bee Products Quality and Safety, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing 100093, China
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- ⊗Bee Product Quality Supervisionand Testing Center, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing 102202, China
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- †Department of Food Science and Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, Northwest University, 229 North TaiBai Road, Xi'an 710069, China
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Honey adulteration is a topical issue because increasingly sophisticated adulteration methods are constantly being developed and the official (legislative) determination of the quality indicators of honey is unable to detect most methods of honey adulteration. In addition, while the popularity among consumers is constantly growing, the worldwide production of honey is unstable. The aim of this review was to provide a current overview of methods suitable for the detection of individual methods of adulteration.
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Fluorescence spectroscopy coupled with PARAFAC and PLS DA for characterization and classification of honey. Food Chem 2015; 175:284-91. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2014.11.162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 145] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2014] [Revised: 11/29/2014] [Accepted: 11/29/2014] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Gok S, Severcan M, Goormaghtigh E, Kandemir I, Severcan F. Differentiation of Anatolian honey samples from different botanical origins by ATR-FTIR spectroscopy using multivariate analysis. Food Chem 2015; 170:234-40. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2014.08.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2014] [Revised: 08/08/2014] [Accepted: 08/10/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Fingerprint analysis of polysaccharides from different Ganoderma by HPLC combined with chemometrics methods. Carbohydr Polym 2014; 114:432-439. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2014.08.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2014] [Revised: 08/10/2014] [Accepted: 08/11/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Detection of honey adulteration of high fructose corn syrup by Low Field Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (LF 1H NMR). J FOOD ENG 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2014.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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In-house validation for the determination of honey adulteration with plant sugars (C4) by Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry (IR-MS). Lebensm Wiss Technol 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2013.12.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Identification of Acacia Honey Adulteration with Rape Honey Using Liquid Chromatography–Electrochemical Detection and Chemometrics. FOOD ANAL METHOD 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s12161-014-9833-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Islam MN, Khalil MI, Islam MA, Gan SH. Toxic compounds in honey. J Appl Toxicol 2013; 34:733-42. [PMID: 24214851 DOI: 10.1002/jat.2952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2013] [Revised: 09/20/2013] [Accepted: 09/21/2013] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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There is a wealth of information about the nutritional and medicinal properties of honey. However, honey may contain compounds that may lead to toxicity. A compound not naturally present in honey, named 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), may be formed during the heating or preservation processes of honey. HMF has gained much interest, as it is commonly detected in honey samples, especially samples that have been stored for a long time. HMF is a compound that may be mutagenic, carcinogenic and cytotoxic. It has also been reported that honey can be contaminated with heavy metals such as lead, arsenic, mercury and cadmium. Honey produced from the nectar of Rhododendron ponticum contains alkaloids that can be poisonous to humans, while honey collected from Andromeda flowers contains grayanotoxins, which can cause paralysis of limbs in humans and eventually leads to death. In addition, Melicope ternata and Coriaria arborea from New Zealand produce toxic honey that can be fatal. There are reports that honey is not safe to be consumed when it is collected from Datura plants (from Mexico and Hungary), belladonna flowers and Hyoscamus niger plants (from Hungary), Serjania lethalis (from Brazil), Gelsemium sempervirens (from the American Southwest), Kalmia latifolia, Tripetalia paniculata and Ledum palustre. Although the symptoms of poisoning due to honey consumption may differ depending on the source of toxins, most common symptoms generally include dizziness, nausea, vomiting, convulsions, headache, palpitations or even death. It has been suggested that honey should not be considered a completely safe food.
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- Md Nazmul Islam
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, 1342, Bangladesh
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Xue X, Wang Q, Li Y, Wu L, Chen L, Zhao J, Liu F. 2-acetylfuran-3-glucopyranoside as a novel marker for the detection of honey adulterated with rice syrup. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2013; 61:7488-7493. [PMID: 23844945 DOI: 10.1021/jf401912u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The determination of honey authenticity is of importance to ensure its quality and safety. There is an urgent need of effective methods to detect adulterated honey. A simple, rapid, and effective HPLC-DAD method was developed to detect honey adulteration by rice syrup, using a characteristic compound from rice syrup, which is presently difficult to detect by current analytical methods. The characteristic compound was identified as 2-acetylfuran-3-glucopyranoside (AFGP) by MS and NMR. Based on HPLC analyses, the average concentration of AFGP was 92 ± 60 mg/kg in rice syrup. However, AFGP was not detected in any of the natural honey samples, so it could be used as a marker for the detection of honey adulteration by rice syrup. The developed method enabled a rapid detection of honey samples adulterated with 10% rice syrup. Using the developed method, 16 out of 186 honey samples from some markets were found to be adulterated with rice syrup.
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- Xiaofeng Xue
- Institute of Apiculture Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences , Beijing 100093, China
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Consonni R, Cagliani LR, Cogliati C. Geographical discrimination of honeys by saccharides analysis. Food Control 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2013.01.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Everstine K, Spink J, Kennedy S. Economically motivated adulteration (EMA) of food: common characteristics of EMA incidents. J Food Prot 2013; 76:723-35. [PMID: 23575142 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x.jfp-12-399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 173] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Economically motivated adulteration (EMA) of food, also known as food fraud, is the intentional adulteration of food for financial advantage. A common form of EMA, undeclared substitution with alternative ingredients, is usually a health concern because of allergen labeling requirements. As demonstrated by the nearly 300,000 illnesses in China from melamine adulteration of infant formula, EMA also has the potential to result in serious public health consequences. Furthermore, EMA incidents reveal gaps in quality assurance testing methodologies that could be exploited for intentional harm. In contrast to foodborne disease outbreaks, EMA incidents present a particular challenge to the food industry and regulators because they are deliberate acts that are intended to evade detection. Large-scale EMA incidents have been described in the scientific literature, but smaller incidents have been documented only in media sources. We reviewed journal articles and media reports of EMA since 1980. We identified 137 unique incidents in 11 food categories: fish and seafood (24 incidents), dairy products (15), fruit juices (12), oils and fats (12), grain products (11), honey and other natural sweeteners (10), spices and extracts (8), wine and other alcoholic beverages (7), infant formula (5), plant-based proteins (5), and other food products (28). We identified common characteristics among the incidents that may help us better evaluate and reduce the risk of EMA. These characteristics reflect the ways in which existing regulatory systems or testing methodologies were inadequate for detecting EMA and how novel detection methods and other deterrence strategies can be deployed. Prevention and detection of EMA cannot depend on traditional food safety strategies. Comprehensive food protection, as outlined by the Food Safety Modernization Act, will require innovative methods for detecting EMA and for targeting crucial resources toward the riskiest food products.
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- Karen Everstine
- National Center for Food Protection and Defense, University of Minnesota, 120 LES Building, 1954 Buford Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota 55108, USA.
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Wytrychowski M, Chenavas S, Daniele G, Casabianca H, Batteau M, Guibert S, Brion B. Physicochemical characterisation of French royal jelly: Comparison with commercial royal jellies and royal jellies produced through artificial bee-feeding. J Food Compost Anal 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2012.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Detection of honey adulteration by high fructose corn syrup and maltose syrup using Raman spectroscopy. J Food Compost Anal 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2012.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Consonni R, Cagliani LR, Cogliati C. NMR characterization of saccharides in Italian honeys of different floral sources. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2012; 60:4526-4534. [PMID: 22509771 DOI: 10.1021/jf3008713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The saccharide profiles of 5 different botanical species in 86 Italian honey samples were investigated by ¹H and ¹H-¹³C NMR spectroscopy. Nineteen saccharides were identified in the aqueous extracts, namely, fructose, glucose, gentiobiose, isomaltose, kojibiose, maltose, maltulose, melibiose, nigerose, palatinose, sucrose, turanose, erlose, isomaltotriose, kestose, maltotriose, melezitose, raffinose, and maltotetraose. PCA performed on NMR spectral regions, in particular between 4.400 and 5.700 ppm and the fructose signal at 4.050 ppm, revealed a partial sample grouping. The score contribution plots derived from PCA performed using the mean values for the buckets of the anomeric region for each floral source allowed the identification of saccharides characterizing different honeys. OPLS-DA models were further evaluated to confirm the previous findings. OPLS-DA models were also built to highlight differences between polyfloral and high mountain polyfloral honeys and between high mountain polyfloral and rhododendron honeys, both collected at high altitude; S-plots highlighted the characteristic saccharides.
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- Roberto Consonni
- Istituto per lo Studio delle Macromolecole, Lab. NMR, CNR, v. Bassini 15, 20133 Milan, Italy.
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Wytrychowski M, Daniele G, Casabianca H. Combination of sugar analysis and stable isotope ratio mass spectrometry to detect the use of artificial sugars in royal jelly production. Anal Bioanal Chem 2012; 403:1451-6. [PMID: 22451177 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-012-5934-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2011] [Revised: 03/05/2012] [Accepted: 03/06/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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The effects of feeding bees artificial sugars and/or proteins on the sugar compositions and (13)C isotopic measurements of royal jellies (RJs) were evaluated. The sugars fed to the bees were two C4 sugars (cane sugar and maize hydrolysate), two C3 sugars (sugar beet, cereal starch hydrolysate), and honey. The proteins fed to them were pollen, soybean, and yeast powder proteins. To evaluate the influence of the sugar and/or protein feeding over time, samples were collected during six consecutive harvests. (13)C isotopic ratio measurements of natural RJs gave values of around -25 ‰, which were also seen for RJs obtained when the bees were fed honey or C3 sugars. However, the RJs obtained when the bees were fed cane sugar or corn hydrolysate (regardless of whether they were also fed proteins) gave values of up to -17 ‰. Sugar content analysis revealed that the composition of maltose, maltotriose, sucrose, and erlose varied significantly over time in accordance with the composition of the syrup fed to the bees. When corn and cereal starch hydrolysates were fed to the bees, the maltose and maltotriose contents of the RJs increased up to 5.0 and 1.3 %, respectively, compared to the levels seen in authentic samples (i.e., samples obtained when the bees were fed natural food: honey and pollen) that were inferior to 0.2% and not detected, respectively. The sucrose and erlose contents of natural RJs were around 0.2 %, whereas those in RJs obtained when the bees were fed cane or beet sugar were as much as 4.0 and 1.3 %, respectively. The combination of sugar analysis and (13)C isotopic ratio measurements represents a very efficient analytical methodology for detecting (from early harvests onward) the use of C4 and C3 artificial sugars in the production of RJ.
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- Marine Wytrychowski
- Institut des Sciences Analytiques, Département Service Central d'Analyse, Université de Lyon, UMR 5280 CNRS, Université Lyon1, Villeurbanne, France
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13C/12C pattern of honey from Turkey and determination of adulteration in commercially available honey samples using EA-IRMS. Food Chem 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2011.08.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Daniele G, Wytrychowski M, Batteau M, Guibert S, Casabianca H. Stable isotope ratio measurements of royal jelly samples for controlling production procedures: impact of sugar feeding. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2011; 25:1929-1932. [PMID: 21698675 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.5070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The carbon and nitrogen stable ratios of royal jelly (RJ) samples from various origins are determined using an elemental analyser linked online to an isotope ratio mass spectrometer to evaluate authenticity and adulteration. The (13)C/(12)C and (15)N/(14)N stable isotope ratios are measured in more than 500 RJs (domestic, imported and derived from feeding experiments) in order to obtain isotopic measurements that take into account seasonal, botanical and geographical effects. Authenticity intervals are established for traditional beekeeping practices, without feeding, in the range -22.48 to -27.90‰ for δ(13)C. For these samples, the δ(15)N values range from -1.58 to 7.98‰, depending on the plant sources of pollen and nectar. The δ(13)C values of the commercial samples vary from -18.54 to -26.58‰. High δ(13)C values are typical of sugar cane or corn syrups which have distinctive isotopic (13)C signatures because both plants use the C4 photosynthetic cycle, in contrast to most RJs which are derived from C3 plants. These differences in the (13)C-isotopic composition allow the detection of the addition of such sugars. RJs from traditional sources and from industrial production by sugar feeding are thus successfully distinguished.
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- Gaëlle Daniele
- UMR5280, CNRS-Service Central d'Analyse, Echangeur de Solaize, Chemin du Canal, 69360 Solaize, France.
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Zhu X, Li S, Shan Y, Zhang Z, Li G, Su D, Liu F. Detection of adulterants such as sweeteners materials in honey using near-infrared spectroscopy and chemometrics. J FOOD ENG 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2010.06.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Ruiz-Matute AI, Weiss M, Sammataro D, Finely J, Sanz ML. Carbohydrate composition of high-fructose corn syrups (HFCS) used for bee feeding: effect on honey composition. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2010; 58:7317-7322. [PMID: 20491475 DOI: 10.1021/jf100758x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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In this study, the carbohydrate composition of high-fructose corn syrups (HFCS) from commercial manufacturers as well as from beekeepers was characterized by GC-MS. Sucrose syrups (SS) were also included in this work for comparison. Fructosyl-fructoses and some unknown carbohydrates, which could correspond to fructosyl-glucoses, have been detected in HFCS for the first time, whereas SS were mainly characterized by the high contents of sucrose. Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) content of samples supplied by beekeepers was much more variable; the mean level of HMF was 64.61 ppm (+/-16.92 ppm, 95% CI ranging from 26.91 to 102.31 ppm). Syrups were used to feed caged bees and the resulting honeys produced were analyzed in order to determine their influence in carbohydrate composition. Fructosyl-fructoses were mainly detected in honeys from bees fed with HFCS, but not from those honeys coming from free-flying bees or bees fed with SS.
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Nagy L, Bátai R, Nagy G, Nagy G. Application of Copper Electrode Based Amperometric Detector Cell for LC Analysis of Main Sugar Component of Honey and Nectar. ANAL LETT 2010. [DOI: 10.1080/00032710903518815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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