Emerging techniques in vegetable oil analysis using stable isotope ratio mass spectrometry

Kelly, Simon D. and Rhodes, Christopher (2002) Emerging techniques in vegetable oil analysis using stable isotope ratio mass spectrometry. Grasas y Aceites, 53 (1). pp. 34-44. ISSN 0017-3495

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Abstract

As the practice of vegetable oil adulteration becomes more sophisticated, the possibility to subvert detection using established techniques such as capillary gas chromatography is increasing. One of the most powerful techniques to be used in food authenticity studies is stable isotope ratio mass spectrometry (SIRMS) which utilises differences in the natural abundance of the stable isotopes of the 'light' bio-elements hydrogen, nitrogen, carbon, oxygen and sulfur to detect food fraud. SIRMS has found application in the authentication of a wide range of foodstuffs, including fruit juices, wines, spirits, honey and to detect the adulteration of flavour compounds with synthetic analogues. This papers reviews the current state-of-the-art for the authentication of vegetable oils using SIRMS and highlights emergent techniques such as compound and position specific-isotope mass spectrometry. These latter developments offer the potential to provide more rapid and improved detection of the economic adulteration of vegetable oils.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: analysis,stable isotope ratio mass spectrometry,vegetable oil
Faculty \ School: Faculty of Science
Faculty of Science > School of Environmental Sciences
Depositing User: Pure Connector
Date Deposited: 11 Jun 2014 12:40
Last Modified: 17 Jun 2024 10:30
URI: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/48200
DOI: 10.3989/gya.2002.v53.i1.288

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