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Man KY, Chan CO, Wan SW, Kwok KWH, Capozzi F, Dong NP, Wong KH, Mok DKW. Untargeted foodomics for authenticating the organic farming of water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica). Food Chem 2024; 453:139545. [PMID: 38772304 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.139545] [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: 02/08/2024] [Revised: 04/25/2024] [Accepted: 05/01/2024] [Indexed: 05/23/2024]
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This study aimed to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the primary and secondary metabolites of water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica) using hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography coupled with Orbitrap high-resolution mass spectrometry (HILIC-Orbitrap-HRMS). Certified samples from two cultivars, Green stem water spinach (G) and White stem water spinach (W) cultivated using organic and conventional farming methods, were collected from the Hong Kong market. Multivariate analysis was used to differentiate water spinach of different cultivars and farming methods. We identified 12 metabolites to distinguish between G and W, 26 metabolites to identify G from organic farming and 8 metabolites to identify W from organic farming. Then, two metabolites, isorhamnetin and jasmonic acid, have been proposed to serve as biomarkers for organic farming (in both G and W). Our foodomics findings provide useful tools for improving the crop performance of water spinach under abiotic/biotic stressesand authentication of organic produce.
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- Ka-Yi Man
- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China; Research Institute for Future Food, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
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- Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Piazza Goidanich 60, 47521 Cesena, FC, Italy.
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China; State Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine and Molecular Pharmacology (Incubation), Shenzhen Research Institute of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Shenzhen 518057, China.
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China; Research Institute for Future Food, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China; Research Institute for Future Food, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
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Shuang R, Du L, Shao J, Tian Y, Wu D, Meng F. Decades-long organic tea production is distinguished by N deficiency: Evidence from soil and tea δ 15N data. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 929:172625. [PMID: 38670380 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2023] [Revised: 04/10/2024] [Accepted: 04/17/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024]
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To investigate the possibility of identifying commercial organic teas from conventional teas based on their isotopic signatures, we sampled tea leaves and soil samples from three tea gardens in Pu'er, China, that underwent decades of certified organic cultivation and compared them with adjacent conventional gardens. We found that long-term organic tea cultivation increased the soil organic carbon and soil pH but significantly decreased the total N content of tea. Higher δ15N values were observed in the organic teas, but significant overlap existed with non-organic teas. The lower N content of the organic tea and contrasting pattern between the organic tea δ15N and soil δ15N suggested that the decline of the N availability could potentially act as a robust characteristic for discriminating between organic and non-organic tea cultivation systems. Further analysis implies that combining tea and soil N content with δ15N value is a promising approach to organic tea identification.
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- Ruichen Shuang
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Biodiversity and Organic Farming, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
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- Institute of Quality Standard and Testing Technology, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming 650200, China
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- Institute of Quality Standard and Testing Technology, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming 650200, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Biodiversity and Organic Farming, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
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Chi HY, Kim WR, Kim JY, Kim SH. Improved organic and pesticide-free rice ( Oryza sativa L.) authentication based on multiple stable isotope ratio analysis and rice milling state. Heliyon 2024; 10:e26725. [PMID: 38439881 PMCID: PMC10909666 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e26725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2024] [Accepted: 02/19/2024] [Indexed: 03/06/2024] Open
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This study looked at the application of multiple bulk stable isotope ratio analysis to accurately authenticate organic rice and counteract organic fraud within the expanding global organic market. Variations of δ13C, δ15N, δ18O, and δ34S in organic, pesticide-free, and conventional rice were assessed across different milling states (brown, milled, and bran). Individual stable isotope ratio alone such as δ15N demonstrated limited capacity to correctly differentiate organic, pesticide-free, and conventional rice. A support vector machine model-incorporating δ13C, δ15N, δ18O, and δ34S in milled rice-yielded overall predictability (95%) in distinguishing organic, pesticide-free, and conventional rice, where δ18O emerged as the pivotal variable based on the feature weights in the SVM model. These findings suggest the potential of multi-isotope and advanced statistical approaches in combating organic fraud and ensuring authenticity in the food supply chain.
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- Hee-Youn Chi
- Department of Crop Science, College of Sanghuh Life Science, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Crop Science, College of Sanghuh Life Science, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Crop Science, College of Sanghuh Life Science, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Crop Science, College of Sanghuh Life Science, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea
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Zhou X, Xiong B, Ma X, Jin B, Xie L, Rogers KM, Zhang H, Wu H. Towards Verifying the Imported Soybeans of China Using Stable Isotope and Elemental Analysis Coupled with Chemometrics. Foods 2023; 12:4227. [PMID: 38231675 DOI: 10.3390/foods12234227] [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: 10/20/2023] [Revised: 11/16/2023] [Accepted: 11/17/2023] [Indexed: 01/19/2024] Open
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Verifying the geographical origin of soybeans (Glycine max [Linn.] Merr.) is a major challenge as there is little available information regarding non-parametric statistical origin approaches for Chinese domestic and imported soybeans. Commercially procured soybean samples from China (n = 33) and soybeans imported from Brazil (n = 90), the United States of America (n = 6), and Argentina (n = 27) were collected to characterize different producing origins using stable isotopes (δ2H, δ18O, δ15N, δ13C, and δ34S), non-metallic element content (% N, % C, and % S), and 23 mineral elements. Chemometric techniques such as principal component analysis (PCA), linear discriminant analysis (LDA), and BP-artificial neural network (BP-ANN) were applied to classify each origin profile. The feasibility of stable isotopes and elemental analysis combined with chemometrics as a discrimination tool to determine the geographical origin of soybeans was evaluated, and origin traceability models were developed. A PCA model indicated that origin discriminant separation was possible between the four soybean origins. Soybean mineral element content was found to be more indicative of origin than stable isotopes or non-metallic element contents. A comparison of two chemometric discriminant models, LDA and BP-ANN, showed both achieved an overall accuracy of 100% for testing and training sets when using a combined isotope and elemental approach. Our findings elucidate the importance of a combined approach in developing a reliable origin labeling method for domestic and imported soybeans in China.
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- Xiuwen Zhou
- Department of Ocean Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Food Inspection and Quarantine Center, Shenzhen Customs, Shenzhen 518033, China
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- Department of Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry, Thermo Fisher Scientific (China) Co., Ltd., Shanghai 201206, China
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- Food Inspection and Quarantine Center, Shenzhen Customs, Shenzhen 518033, China
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- Food Inspection and Quarantine Center, Shenzhen Customs, Shenzhen 518033, China
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- National Isotope Centre, GNS Science, Lower Hutt 5040, New Zealand
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- Comprehensive Technology Centre, Zhangjiagang Customs, Suzhou 215000, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
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Yu DX, Guo S, Zhang X, Yan H, Mao SW, Wang JM, Zhou JQ, Yang J, Yuan YW, Duan JA. Combining stable isotope, multielement and untargeted metabolomics with chemometrics to discriminate the geographical origins of ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe). Food Chem 2023; 426:136577. [PMID: 37301043 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2023.136577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2023] [Revised: 05/14/2023] [Accepted: 06/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) is a high-value food and herb worldwide. The quality of ginger is often related to its production regions. In this study, stable isotopes, multiple elements, and metabolites were investigated together to realize ginger origin traceability. Chemometrics showed that ginger samples could be preliminarily separated, and 4 isotopes (δ13C, δ2H, δ18O, and δ34S), 12 mineral elements (Rb, Mn, V, Na, Sm, K, Ga, Cd, Al, Ti, Mg, and Li), 1 bioelement (%C), and 143 metabolites were the most important variables for discrimination. Furthermore, three algorithms were introduced, and the fused dataset based on VIP features led to the highest accuracies for origin classification, with predictive rates of 98% for K-nearest neighbor and 100% for support vector machine and random forest. The results demonstrated that isotopic, elemental, and metabolic fingerprints were useful indicators for the geographical origins of Chinese ginger.
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- Dai-Xin Yu
- National and Local Collaborative Engineering Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization and Formulae Innovative Medicine, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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- National and Local Collaborative Engineering Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization and Formulae Innovative Medicine, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China.
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- College of Artificial Intelligence and Information Technology, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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- National and Local Collaborative Engineering Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization and Formulae Innovative Medicine, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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- College of Artificial Intelligence and Information Technology, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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- National and Local Collaborative Engineering Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization and Formulae Innovative Medicine, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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- National and Local Collaborative Engineering Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization and Formulae Innovative Medicine, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Dao-di Herbs Breeding Base, National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China
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- Institute of Agro-product Safety and Nutrition, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Information Traceability for Agricultural Products, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China, Hangzhou 310021, China
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- National and Local Collaborative Engineering Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization and Formulae Innovative Medicine, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China.
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Claverie E, Perini M, Onderwater RCA, Pianezze S, Larcher R, Roosa S, Yada B, Wattiez R. Multiple Technology Approach Based on Stable Isotope Ratio Analysis, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometry and Thermogravimetric Analysis to Ensure the Fungal Origin of the Chitosan. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28114324. [PMID: 37298800 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28114324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2023] [Revised: 05/17/2023] [Accepted: 05/18/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023] Open
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Chitosan is a natural polysaccharide which has been authorized for oenological practices for the treatment of musts and wines. This authorization is limited to chitosan of fungal origin while that of crustacean origin is prohibited. To guarantee its origin, a method based on the measurement of the stable isotope ratios (SIR) of carbon δ13C, nitrogen δ15N, oxygen δ18O and hydrogen δ2H of chitosan has been recently proposed without indicating the threshold authenticity limits of these parameters which, for the first time, were estimated in this paper. In addition, on part of the samples analysed through SIR, Fourier transform infrared spectrometry (FTIR) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) were performed as simple and rapid discrimination methods due to limited technological resources. Samples having δ13C values above -14.2‱ and below -125.1‱ can be considered as authentic fungal chitosan without needing to analyse other parameters. If the δ13C value falls between -25.1‱ and -24.9‱, it is necessary to proceed further with the evaluation of the parameter δ15N, which must be above +2.7‱. Samples having δ18O values lower than +25.3‱ can be considered as authentic fungal chitosan. The combination of maximum degradation temperatures (obtained using TGA) and peak areas of Amide I and NH2/Amide II (obtained using FTIR) also allows the discrimination between the two origins of the polysaccharide. Hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA) and principal component analysis (PCA) based on TGA, FTIR and SIR data successfully distributed the tested samples into informative clusters. Therefore, we present the technologies described as part of a robust analytical strategy for the correct identification of chitosan samples from crustaceans or fungi.
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- Elodie Claverie
- MateriaNova ASBL, Avenue Nicolas Copernic 3, 7000 Mons, Belgium
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- Fondazione Edmund Mach, Via E. Mach 1, 38098 San Michele all'Adige, Italy
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- Fondazione Edmund Mach, Via E. Mach 1, 38098 San Michele all'Adige, Italy
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- Fondazione Edmund Mach, Via E. Mach 1, 38098 San Michele all'Adige, Italy
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- MateriaNova ASBL, Avenue Nicolas Copernic 3, 7000 Mons, Belgium
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- MateriaNova ASBL, Avenue Nicolas Copernic 3, 7000 Mons, Belgium
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- Proteomics and Microbiology Department, University of Mons, Avenue du Champ de Mars 6, 7000 Mons, Belgium
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Ecofriendly shiitake authentication using bulk and amino acid-specific stable isotope models. Food Chem 2022; 397:133819. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.133819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2022] [Revised: 07/22/2022] [Accepted: 07/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Muñoz-Redondo J, Bertoldi D, Tonon A, Ziller L, Camin F, Moreno-Rojas J. Multi-element and stable isotopes characterization of commercial avocado fruit (Persea americana Mill) with origin authentication purposes. Food Control 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2022.108975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Kaushal R, Hsueh YH, Chen CL, Lan YP, Wu PY, Chen YC, Liang MC. Isotopic assessment of soil N 2O emission from a sub-tropical agricultural soil under varying N-inputs. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 827:154311. [PMID: 35257756 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2021] [Revised: 02/12/2022] [Accepted: 03/01/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Nitrogen fertilizers result in high crop productivity but also enhance the emission of N2O, an environmentally harmful greenhouse gas. Only approximately a half of the applied nitrogen is utilized by crops and the rest is either vaporized, leached, or lost as NO, N2O and N2 via soil microbial activity. Thus, improving the nitrogen use efficiency of cropping systems has become a global concern. Factors such as types and rates of fertilizer application, soil texture, moisture level, pH, and microbial activity/diversity play important roles in N2O production. Here, we report the results of N2O production from a set of chamber experiments on an acidic sandy-loam agricultural soil under varying levels of an inorganic N-fertilizer, urea. Stable isotope technique was employed to determine the effect of increasing N-fertilizer levels on N2O emissions and identify the microbial processes involved in fertilizer N-transformation that give rise to N2O. We monitored the isotopic changes in both substrate (ammonium and nitrate) and the product N2O during the entire course of the incubation experiments. Peak N2O emissions of 122 ± 98 μg N2O-N m-2 h-1, 338 ± 49 μg N2O-N m-2 h-1 and 739 ± 296 μg N2O-N m-2 h-1 were observed for urea application rate of 40, 80, and 120 μg N g-1. The duration of emissions also increased with urea levels. The concentration and isotopic compositions of the substrates and product showed time-bound variation. Combining the observations of isotopic effects in δ15N, δ18O, and 15N site preference, we inferred co-occurrence of several microbial N2O production pathways with nitrification and/or fungal denitrification as the dominant processes responsible for N2O emissions. Besides this, dominant signatures of bacterial denitrification were observed in a second N2O emission pulse in intermediate urea-N levels. Signature of N2O consumption by reduction could be traced during declining emissions in treatment with high urea level.
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- Ritika Kaushal
- Institute of Earth Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Earth Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan; Taiwan International Graduate Program-Earth Systems Science, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Agricultural Chemistry Division, Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Institute of Earth Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Agricultural Chemistry Division, Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Agricultural Chemistry Division, Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Institute of Earth Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Liu X, Bai B, Rogers KM, Wu D, Qian Q, Qi F, Zhou J, Yao C, Song W. Determining the geographical origin and cultivation methods of Shanghai special rice using NIR and IRMS. Food Chem 2022; 394:133425. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.133425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2022] [Revised: 05/15/2022] [Accepted: 06/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Díaz-Galiano FJ, Heinzen H, Martínez-Bueno MJ, Rajski Ł, Fernández-Alba AR. Use of high-resolution mass spectrometry for the first-time identification of gerberin as a tentative marker of the fraudulent organic production of tomatoes. J Food Compost Anal 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2022.104662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Isotopic Characterization of Italian Industrial Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) Intended for Food Use: A First Exploratory Study. SEPARATIONS 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/separations9060136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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In this study, Italian industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) intended for food use was isotopically characterized for the first time. The stable isotope ratios of five bioelements were analyzed in different parts of the plant (i.e., roots, stems, inflorescences, and seeds) sampled in eight different regions of Italy, and in five hemp seed oils. The values of δ2H, δ13C, δ18O, and δ34S differed according to the latitude and, therefore, to the geographical origin of the samples and the climate conditions of plant growth, while the δ15N values allowed us to distinguish between crops grown under conventional and organic fertilization. The findings from this preliminary study corroborate the reliability of using light stable isotope ratios to characterize hemp and its derived food products and contribute to the creation of a first isotopic database for this plant, paving the way for future studies on authentication, traceability, and verification of organic labeling.
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Chung IM, Kim YJ, Moon HS, Han JG, Kong WS, Yarnes CT, Kim SH. Improved accuracy of geographical origin identification of shiitake grown in sawdust medium: A compound-specific isotope model-based pilot study. Food Chem 2022; 369:130955. [PMID: 34488129 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2021.130955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2021] [Revised: 08/05/2021] [Accepted: 08/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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In countries like South Korea and the USA, origin labeling of shiitake grown using imported Chinese-inoculated medium is an issue. Therefore, we evaluated the use of compound-specific isotope analysis (CSIA) for the accurate identification of the geographical origin of shiitake (Korean, Chinese-inoculated medium, and Chinese); Chinese-inoculated medium shiitake were cultivated in Korea using inoculated sawdust medium from China. The CSIA-discriminant model showed an overall accuracy of 100% in the geographical classification of the original set and 96.4% for the cross-validated set. Glutamate and aspartate δ15N values were the most important variables for differentiating shiitake based on their origins. Compared to that observed upon using the bulk stable isotope analysis, the CSIA model was associated with significantly improved predictability of origin identification. Our findings elucidate the importance of isotope signatures in developing a reliable origin labeling method for shiitake cultured on the sawdust medium for the global market.
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- Ill-Min Chung
- Department of Crop Science, College of Sanghuh Life Science, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Crop Science, College of Sanghuh Life Science, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Crop Science, College of Sanghuh Life Science, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea
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- National Institutes of Horticultural and Herbal Science, Rural Development Administration, 27709 Eumseong, Republic of Korea
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- National Institutes of Horticultural and Herbal Science, Rural Development Administration, 27709 Eumseong, Republic of Korea
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- UC Davis Stable Isotope Facility, University of California, Davis, 1 Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Department of Crop Science, College of Sanghuh Life Science, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea.
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Trapp T, Inácio CDT, Ciotta MN, Hindersmann J, Lima AP, Dos Santos TS, Ferreira GW, Morais GP, de Conti L, Comin JJ, Loss A, Giacomini SJ, Lourenzi CR, Rozane DE, Brunetto G. Natural abundance analysis of the role played by 15 N as indicator for the certification of organic-system deriving food. JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 2022; 102:330-340. [PMID: 34097746 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.11362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2020] [Revised: 05/12/2021] [Accepted: 06/07/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND The natural abundance of stable isotope 15 N (δ15 N) in production systems has emerged as an alternative to distinguish organic products from conventional ones. This study evaluated the use of δ15 N values recorded for nitrogen fertilizers, soil and plant tissue in order to set the differences between organic and conventional agricultural production systems applied to rice, potatoes, apple and banana crops. RESULTS Values of δ15 N recorded for N sources ranged from +5.58‰ to +18.27‰ and from -3.55‰ to +3.19‰ in organic and synthetic fertilizers, respectively. Values recorded for δ15 N in food from organic rice, potatoes and banana farms were higher than values recorded for δ15 N in conventional farms; the same was observed for values recorded for δ15 N in leaves from the four crops. CONCLUSION Results have allowed for differentiation between production systems due to values of δ15 N recorded in leaves of all crops and food, for rice, potatoes and banana trees. © 2021 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Talita Trapp
- Rural Engineering Department, Center of Agrarian Sciences, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil
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- Embrapa Soils, National Research Center of Soils, Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Experimental Station of Lages, Agricultural Research and Rural Extension Company of Santa Catarina (Epagri), Lages, Brazil
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- Soil Science Department, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
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- Rural Engineering Department, Center of Agrarian Sciences, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil
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- Rural Engineering Department, Center of Agrarian Sciences, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil
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- Rural Engineering Department, Center of Agrarian Sciences, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil
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- Rural Engineering Department, Center of Agrarian Sciences, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil
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- Santo Augusto Campus, Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology Farroupilha, Santo Augusto, Brazil
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- Rural Engineering Department, Center of Agrarian Sciences, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil
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- Rural Engineering Department, Center of Agrarian Sciences, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil
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- Rural Engineering Department, Center of Agrarian Sciences, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil
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- Soil Science Department, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
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The Effect of Cultivation Practices on Agronomic Performance, Elemental Composition and Isotopic Signature of Spring Oat (Avena sativa L.). PLANTS 2022; 11:plants11020169. [PMID: 35050057 PMCID: PMC8778240 DOI: 10.3390/plants11020169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2021] [Revised: 01/03/2022] [Accepted: 01/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The present study investigated the effects of cultivation practices on grain (oats) yield and yield components, such as straw yield, harvest index, thousand kernel weight, and plant lodging. In addition, multi-element composition and isotopic signature (δ13C, δ15N) of the oat grains were studied. The spring oat cultivar ‘Noni’ was grown in a long-term field experiment during 2015–2020, using three management practices: control without organic amendment, incorporation of manure every third year and incorporation of crop residues/cover crop in the rotation. Synthetic nitrogen (N) (0, 55, 110 and 165 kg/ha) was applied during oat development in each system. Multi-element analysis of mature grains from two consecutive years (2016 and 2017) was performed using EDXRF spectroscopy, while stable isotope ratios of carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) were obtained using an elemental analyzer coupled to an isotope ratio mass spectrometer (EA/IRMS). The results show how cultivation practices affect yield components and isotopic and elemental signatures. Increasing the N rate improved both the oat grain and straw yields and increased susceptibility to lodging. The results show how the elemental content (Si, Ca, Zn, Fe, Ti, Br and Rb) in the oat grains were influenced by intensification, and a noticeable decrease in elemental content at higher N rates was the result of a dilution effect of increased dry matter production. The mean δ15N values in oat grains ranged from 2.5‰ to 6.4‰ and decreased with increasing N rate, while δ13C values ranged from −29.9‰ to –28.9‰. Based on the δ15N values, it was possible to detect the addition of synthetic N above an N rate of 55 kg/ha, although it was impossible to differentiate between different management practices using stable isotopes.
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Yoshinaga J, Komatsuda S, Fujita R, Amin MHA, Oguri T. Carbon and nitrogen stable isotope ratios of diet of the Japanese and diet-hair offset values. ISOTOPES IN ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH STUDIES 2021; 57:563-575. [PMID: 34719303 DOI: 10.1080/10256016.2021.1990276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2021] [Accepted: 09/13/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The stable isotope ratios of carbon and nitrogen (δ13C and δ15N) were measured in composite samples of Japanese food and hair. Three hundred eighty-nine foodstuffs were collected in Tokyo and Gunma Prefecture, Japan, in 2020. The foodstuffs were classified into 15 food categories, prepared as usually consumed, and mixed to make 15 composite samples representing each of the food categories. Similarly prepared samples for foodstuffs collected in 2011 and 2015 were also examined. Composite hair samples were collected from a barber shop in Tokyo and a beauty salon in Gunma in 2019. The δ13C and δ15N values of the food and hair composites were measured by elemental analyzer/isotope ratio mass spectrometry after defatting. The δ13C and δ15N values of the food composite varied from composite to composite and according to year of collection. The whole-diet δ13C values were -21.1, -22.0, and -21.5 ‰ for the 2011, 2015, and 2020 samples, respectively; the δ15N values were 5.0, 4.4, and 4.4 ‰, respectively. Diet-hair offset values of δ13C and δ15N were calculated to be 1.9 and 4.3 ‰ for δ13C and δ15N, respectively. These offset values will be important for dietary analysis and nutritional research using hair isotope ratios.
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- Jun Yoshinaga
- Faculty of Life Sciences, Toyo University, Oura, Japan
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- Faculty of Life Sciences, Toyo University, Oura, Japan
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- Research Institute of Science for Safety and Sustainability, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba, Japan
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Differences in the Levels of the Selected Phytoestrogens and Stable Isotopes in Organic vs. Conventional Hops and Beer. Foods 2021; 10:foods10081839. [PMID: 34441615 PMCID: PMC8394639 DOI: 10.3390/foods10081839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2021] [Revised: 07/22/2021] [Accepted: 08/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Xanthohumol (XN), isoxanthohumol (IX) and 8-prenylnaringenin (8-PN) are important prenylflavonoids present in hops with potential beneficial properties. In this study, we examined differences in the content of XN, IX and 8-PN in hops and beer produced under organic and conventional production regimes. A An ultra-high performance liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS/MS) method for analysing XN, IX and 8-PN in hops and beer was developed and validated, with LOQ ranging from 0.5 to 10 ng/mL. Finally, we examined 15N/14N and 12C/13C isotope ratios in the hops and beer using isotope ratio mass spectrometry (IRMS). The results show no statistically significant difference in the content of the selected prenylflavonoids between organic and conventionally produced hops and beer—in the whole sample group, as well as between the matched pairs. Stable isotope analysis indicated that only δ15N values are statistically higher in organically produced hops and beer. However, the differentiation according to the type of production could not be made solely based on the δ15N signature, but it could be used to provide supporting evidence.
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Tracing the geographical origin of Spanish mango (Mangifera indica L.) using stable isotopes ratios and multi-element profiles. Food Control 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2021.107961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Sommer K, Krauß S, Vetter W. Stable Nitrogen and Carbon Isotope Signatures ( δ15N and δ13C Values in ‰) of Fresh and Preserved Button Mushrooms (Agaricus bisporus) from the German Market. ANAL LETT 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/00032719.2020.1803346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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- Katrin Sommer
- Department of Food Chemistry (170b), Institute of Food Chemistry, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Food Chemistry (170b), Institute of Food Chemistry, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Food Chemistry (170b), Institute of Food Chemistry, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
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Nie J, Shao S, Zhang Y, Li C, Liu Z, Rogers KM, Wu MC, Lee CP, Yuan Y. Discriminating protected geographical indication Chinese Jinxiang garlic from other origins using stable isotopes and chemometrics. J Food Compost Anal 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2021.103856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Chung IM, Kim YJ, Moon HS, Chi HY, Kim SH. Long-term isotopic model study for ecofriendly rice (Oryza sativa L.) authentication: Updating a case study in South Korea. Food Chem 2021; 362:130215. [PMID: 34091166 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2021.130215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2021] [Revised: 05/24/2021] [Accepted: 05/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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To overcome the lack of consumer trust in ecofriendly products due to low reliability of ecofriendly certification and decreasing areas certified for growing ecofriendly agricultural products, alternative approaches for reliable certification are required. Isotopic-chemometric analysis has potential for determining organic authenticity, but previous studies have struggled to differentiate the authenticities of different rice types. The present study examined 5-year variations in δ13C and δ15N in ecofriendly and conventional rice sold at retail markets in South Korea, while assessing the feasibility of discriminant models for authentication of organic rice. Supporting vector machine analysis showed 4.4-14.6% better overall predictability of rice types than discriminant analysis and was effective in discriminating organic or conventional rice from pesticide-free rice, potentially enabling high-throughput screening to authenticate organic rice at marketplaces. Our findings provide reliable information for authenticating ecofriendly rice, with a potential to improve consumer safety and thus the confidence in organic products.
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- Ill-Min Chung
- Department of Crop Science, College of Sanghuh Life Science, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Crop Science, College of Sanghuh Life Science, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Crop Science, College of Sanghuh Life Science, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Crop Science, College of Sanghuh Life Science, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Crop Science, College of Sanghuh Life Science, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea.
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Xu L, Xu Z, Liao X. A review of fruit juice authenticity assessments: Targeted and untargeted analyses. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2021; 62:6081-6102. [PMID: 33683157 DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2021.1895713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Fruit juices are becoming more and more popular in the whole world. However, the increasing fruit juice fraud cases are undermining the healthy development of fruit juice industry. Fruit juice authenticity represents an important food quality and safety parameter. Many techniques have been applied in fruit juices authenticity assessment. The purpose of this review is to provide a research overview of the targeted and untargeted analyses of fruit authentication, and a method selection guide for fruit juice authenticity assessment. Targeted markers, such as stable isotopes, phenolics, carbohydrates, organic acids, volatile components, DNAs, amino acids and proteins, as well as carotenoids, will be discussed. And untargeted techniques, including liquid/gas chromatography-mass spectrometer, nuclear magnetic resonance, infrared spectroscopy, inductively-coupled plasma-mass spectrometry/optical emission spectrometer, fluorescence spectra, electronic sensors and others, will be reviewed. The emerging untargeted for novel targeted marker analysis will be also summarized.
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- Lei Xu
- Institute of Quality Standard & Testing Technology for Agro-Products, Key Laboratory of Agro-food Safety and Quality, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China.,College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory for Food Nonthermal Processing, Key Lab of Fruit and Vegetable Processing, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Quality Standard & Testing Technology for Agro-Products, Key Laboratory of Agro-food Safety and Quality, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory for Food Nonthermal Processing, Key Lab of Fruit and Vegetable Processing, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing, China
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Lyu C, Yang J, Wang T, Kang C, Wang S, Wang H, Wan X, Zhou L, Zhang W, Huang L, Guo L. A field trials-based authentication study of conventionally and organically grown Chinese yams using light stable isotopes and multi-elemental analysis combined with machine learning algorithms. Food Chem 2020; 343:128506. [PMID: 33153811 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.128506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2020] [Revised: 10/26/2020] [Accepted: 10/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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In this study, stable isotopes and multi-element signatures combined with chemometrics were used to distinguish conventional and organic Chinese yams based on field trials. Four light stable isotopes δD, δ13C, δ15N, δ18O, and 20 elements (e.g. Li, Na, Mn) were determined, then evaluated using significance analysis and correlation analysis, and modeling of various chemometrics methods. Consequently, the RandomForest model showed the best performance with AUC value of 0.972 and predictive accuracy of 97.3%, and Mn, Cr, Se, Na, δD, As, and δ15N were screened as significant variables. Moreover, many chemical components and antioxidant activity of yam samples were determined spectrophotometrically. The results indicated that organic yams had advantages in secondary metabolites such as polyphenol, flavonoid and saponin; conversely, conventional samples had more primary metabolites like protein and amino acids. Above all, this work provides a beneficial case in the authentication and quality evaluation of conventional and organic yams.
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- Chaogeng Lyu
- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Dao-di Herbs, National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Dao-di Herbs, National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Dao-di Herbs, National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Dao-di Herbs, National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Dao-di Herbs, National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Dao-di Herbs, National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Dao-di Herbs, National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Dao-di Herbs, National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Dao-di Herbs, National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Dao-di Herbs, National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Dao-di Herbs, National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, PR China.
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Liu X, Liu Z, Qian Q, Song W, Rogers KM, Rao Q, Wang S, Zhang Q, Shao S, Tian M, Song W, Yuan Y. Isotope chemometrics determines farming methods and geographical origin of vegetables from Yangtze River Delta Region, China. Food Chem 2020; 342:128379. [PMID: 33097333 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.128379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2020] [Revised: 10/09/2020] [Accepted: 10/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Shanghai city has encountered possible food fraud regarding the geographical mislabeling of vegetables for economic gain. A combination of δ13C, δ15N, δ2H and δ18O values and partial least squares discrimination analysis and support vector machine (SVM) methods were used for the first time to assess farming methods and determine the origin of vegetables from Shanghai city, Anhui and Zhejiang provinces. The results showed that 65.8% of Shanghai vegetables, 38.2% of Anhui vegetables and 23.6% of Zhejiang vegetables appeared to be grown using green or organic farming methods. The optimal discriminant model was obtained using SVM with a predictive accuracy of 100% for Shanghai vegetables. Zhejiang vegetables had a predictive accuracy of 91.7%, while it was difficult to distinguish Anhui vegetables from Shanghai or Zhejiang vegetables. Therefore, this study provided a useful method to identify vegetable farming methods and discriminate vegetables from Shanghai and Zhejiang.
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- Xing Liu
- Institute for Agro-food Standards and Testing Technology, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai 201403, China; Shanghai Service Platform of Agro-products Quality and Safety Evaluation Technology, Shanghai 201403, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Hangzhou 310021, China; Institute of Quality and Standard for Agricultural Products, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China
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- Institute for Agro-food Standards and Testing Technology, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai 201403, China; Shanghai Service Platform of Agro-products Quality and Safety Evaluation Technology, Shanghai 201403, China
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- Institute for Agro-food Standards and Testing Technology, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai 201403, China; Shanghai Service Platform of Agro-products Quality and Safety Evaluation Technology, Shanghai 201403, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Hangzhou 310021, China; National Isotope Centre, GNS Science, 30 Gracefield Road, Lower Hutt 5040, New Zealand
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- Institute for Agro-food Standards and Testing Technology, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai 201403, China; Shanghai Service Platform of Agro-products Quality and Safety Evaluation Technology, Shanghai 201403, China
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- Institute for Agro-food Standards and Testing Technology, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai 201403, China; Shanghai Service Platform of Agro-products Quality and Safety Evaluation Technology, Shanghai 201403, China
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- Institute for Agro-food Standards and Testing Technology, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai 201403, China; Shanghai Service Platform of Agro-products Quality and Safety Evaluation Technology, Shanghai 201403, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Hangzhou 310021, China; Institute of Quality and Standard for Agricultural Products, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China
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- Information Research Institute of Science and Technology, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai 201403, China
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- Institute for Agro-food Standards and Testing Technology, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai 201403, China; Shanghai Service Platform of Agro-products Quality and Safety Evaluation Technology, Shanghai 201403, China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Hangzhou 310021, China; Institute of Quality and Standard for Agricultural Products, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China.
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L. Mantha O, Laxmi Patel M, Hankard R, De Luca A. Effect of Organic Food Intake on Nitrogen Stable Isotopes. Nutrients 2020; 12:nu12102965. [PMID: 32998302 PMCID: PMC7601395 DOI: 10.3390/nu12102965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2020] [Revised: 09/01/2020] [Accepted: 09/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Food choices affect the isotopic composition of the body with each food item leaving its distinct isotopic imprint. The common view is that the natural abundance of the stable isotopes of nitrogen (expressed as δ15N) is higher in animals than in plants that constitute our contemporary diets. Higher δ15N is thus increasingly viewed as a biomarker for meat and fish intake. Here we show that organic compared to conventional farming increases plant δ15N to an extent that can appreciably impact the performance of δ15N as a biomarker. The error that can arise when organic plants are consumed was modelled for the entire range of proportions of plant versus animal protein intake, and accounting for various intakes of organic and conventionally grown crops. This mass balance model allows the interpretation of differences in δ15N in light of organic food consumption. Our approach shows that the relationship between δ15N and meat and fish intake is highly contextual and susceptible to variation at the population, community or group level. We recommend that fertilization practices and organic plant consumption must not be overlooked when using δ15N as a biomarker for meat and fish intake or to assess compliance to nutritional interventions.
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Choi SH, Bong YS, Park JH, Lee KS. Geographical origin identification of garlic cultivated in Korea using isotopic and multi-elemental analyses. Food Control 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2019.107064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Cristea G, Dehelean A, Voica C, Feher I, Puscas R, Magdas DA. Isotopic and Elemental Analysis of Apple and Orange Juice by Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry (IRMS) and Inductively Coupled Plasma – Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS). ANAL LETT 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/00032719.2020.1743717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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- Gabriela Cristea
- Department of Mass Spectrometry, Chromatography and Applied Physics National Institute for Research and Development of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Mass Spectrometry, Chromatography and Applied Physics National Institute for Research and Development of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Mass Spectrometry, Chromatography and Applied Physics National Institute for Research and Development of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Mass Spectrometry, Chromatography and Applied Physics National Institute for Research and Development of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Mass Spectrometry, Chromatography and Applied Physics National Institute for Research and Development of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Mass Spectrometry, Chromatography and Applied Physics National Institute for Research and Development of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Cluster Agro-Food-Ind Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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Krauß S, Vieweg A, Vetter W. Stable isotope signatures (δ 2 H-, δ 13 C-, δ 15 N-values) of walnuts (Juglans regia L.) from different regions in Germany. JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 2020; 100:1625-1634. [PMID: 31802505 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.10174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2019] [Revised: 11/25/2019] [Accepted: 11/25/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND Walnuts (Juglans regia L.) are considered of high value for human nutrition and are cultivated worldwide. With globalization, however, the demand for regional products has increased. Isotopic fingerprints (δ2 H-, δ15 N- and δ13 C-values (‰)) created by means of stable isotope ratio mass spectrometry provide the possibility of tracing the geographical provenance of plant foods. RESULTS Authentic walnut samples from different geographical regions in Germany could be separated from each other by means of their bulk δ2 H-values (‰) with samples from northern regions being more enriched in 2 H than samples collected from southern Germany. Next to precipitation data, the topography of the surrounding landscape of the sampling sites was taken into account for data interpretation by the creation of approximate elevation profiles. Moreover, German walnuts could be separated from French walnuts which showed significantly higher δ2 H-values (‰). Variations in annual total precipitation was reflected by the shift in δ2 H-ranges (‰) depending on the harvesting year. Additionally, organic walnuts could be well separated from conventionally produced walnuts due to their distinct δ15 N-values (‰) which could be ascribed to a cultivation practice common for organic farming. CONCLUSIONS The data presented here outlined the potential of determining isotopic fingerprints of walnuts from different sites within one country for tracing their regional origin and revealing their cultivation conditions. Including topographic characteristics between the sampling locations as well as precipitation data helped to even differentiate walnuts from two adjoining countries. © 2019 The Authors. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Stephanie Krauß
- Institute of Food Chemistry (170b), University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Food Chemistry (170b), University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Food Chemistry (170b), University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
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Cristea G, Feher I, Voica C, Radu S, Magdas DA. Isotopic and elemental profiling alongside with chemometric methods for vegetable differentiation. ISOTOPES IN ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH STUDIES 2020; 56:69-82. [PMID: 32098526 DOI: 10.1080/10256016.2020.1720672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2018] [Accepted: 12/13/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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In this study, three chemometric models for vegetables growing system (field versus greenhouse), geographical origin and species attribution using stable isotope (δ13C, δ18O, δ2H) and elemental fingerprints of 101 samples (54 squashes and 47 radishes) commercialized on Romanian market were developed. These models were constructed and validated through linear discriminant analysis. Initial validations of 94.4% and 83% were obtained for squash and radish growing systems, respectively, such that one squash and four radish samples declared to be grown in the field were attributed to the greenhouse group. For this purpose, the most powerful differentiation markers appeared to be Sn and δ13C for radishes, and Sn, Cu for squashes. Regarding the vegetable origin, four samples, initially considered to originate from Romania (95% for initial classification) were attributed to the foreign group in the cross-validation procedure (93.1%). Romanian radishes and squashes were characterized by a higher content of Na and Cu, respectively, compared with foreign samples, while the mean values for Zn, Sr, Zr and Co concentrations were found to be higher for the vegetables from abroad.
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- Gabriela Cristea
- Department of Mass Spectrometry, Chromatography and Ion Physics, National Institute for Research and Development of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Mass Spectrometry, Chromatography and Ion Physics, National Institute for Research and Development of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Mass Spectrometry, Chromatography and Ion Physics, National Institute for Research and Development of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Mass Spectrometry, Chromatography and Ion Physics, National Institute for Research and Development of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Mass Spectrometry, Chromatography and Ion Physics, National Institute for Research and Development of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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Liu Z, Yuan Y, Xie T, Zhang Y, Shao S, Nie J, Xia W, Rogers KM, Zhang W. Long-Term Agricultural Effects on the Authentication Accuracy of Organic, Green, and Conventional Rice Using Isotopic and Elemental Chemometric Analyses. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2020; 68:1213-1225. [PMID: 31903748 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.9b06847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Organically farmed rice is believed to be healthier, safer, and eco-friendlier than its conventionally farmed counterparts and sells for a premium price in global markets. Deliberate mislabeling of organic rice has become a critical consumer concern in China and elsewhere, and there is an increased risk of buying fraudulent organic rice in the market place. In this study, stable isotopic and multielemental analysis combined with chemometrics was used to differentiate organically farmed rice from green and conventional rice in a 4-year experimental field trial from 2014 to 2017. A total of 108 rice samples and their associated soils were collected during the study from three farming (fertilization) systems to investigate whether there are long-term changes in the rice farming classification accuracy from climate effects. Stable carbon and nitrogen isotopic ratios (i.e., δ13C and δ15N) and 27 elemental contents (e.g., Na, K, Ca, Fe, and Zn) of rice and soil samples were determined and then evaluated using statistical analysis [i.e., one-way analysis of variance, multivariable correlation analysis, and modeling of partial least-squares discriminant analysis]. Although δ15N values can be an effective indicator for organic rice authentication during one crop rotation, both δ13C and δ15N values of rice were easily affected by rice cultivar and interannual soil fertilization and localized agroclimatic variations. These two isotopes were not able to separate organic rice from green and conventional rice accurately. Elemental contents of green and conventional rice (especially K and Ca) were found at higher levels due to the abundant application of synthetic fertilizers (e.g., KNO3, KH2PO4, and CaHPO4), unlike organically farmed rice, which primarily used animal manure and composts. Partial least-squares discriminant analysis modeling combined isotopic and elemental signatures to correctly differentiate organic rice from green and conventional counterparts, with an accuracy up to 100% over the 4-year study. Therefore, this multi-isotope and -element strategy proposes a more rigorous, alternative tool to combat fraudulent mislabeling of organic rice, increasing the trust of organically labeled rice products and supporting the integrity of the organic sector worldwide.
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- Zhi Liu
- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products , Hangzhou 310021 , China
- Institute of Quality and Standards for Agricultural Products , Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences , Hangzhou 310021 , China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products , Hangzhou 310021 , China
- Institute of Quality and Standards for Agricultural Products , Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences , Hangzhou 310021 , China
- Key Laboratory of Information Traceability for Agricultural Products , Ministry of Agriculture , Hangzhou 310021 , China
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- Jiaxian Rice Product Limited Company , Danyang 212341 , Jiangsu Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products , Hangzhou 310021 , China
- Institute of Quality and Standards for Agricultural Products , Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences , Hangzhou 310021 , China
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- Institute of Quality and Standards for Agricultural Products , Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences , Hangzhou 310021 , China
- Key Laboratory of Information Traceability for Agricultural Products , Ministry of Agriculture , Hangzhou 310021 , China
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- Institute of Quality and Standards for Agricultural Products , Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences , Hangzhou 310021 , China
- Key Laboratory of Information Traceability for Agricultural Products , Ministry of Agriculture , Hangzhou 310021 , China
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- Institute of Quality and Standards for Agricultural Products , Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences , Hangzhou 310021 , China
- Key Laboratory of Information Traceability for Agricultural Products , Ministry of Agriculture , Hangzhou 310021 , China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products , Hangzhou 310021 , China
- Institute of Quality and Standards for Agricultural Products , Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences , Hangzhou 310021 , China
- National Isotope Centre , GNS Science , 30 Gracefield Road , Lower Hutt 5040 , New Zealand
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- China National Rice Research Institute , Hangzhou 310006 , China
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Sinkovič L, Nečemer M, Ogrinc N, Žnidarčič D, Stopar D, Vidrih R, Meglič V. Parameters for discrimination between organic and conventional production: A case study for chicory plants (Cichorium intybus L.). Food Chem Toxicol 2020; 136:111109. [PMID: 31904471 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2019.111109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2019] [Revised: 12/19/2019] [Accepted: 12/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Organic crop production has become a highly attractive way of production over the world and thus the need for robust analytical techniques for their authentication. The main aim of this study is to identify appropriate biomarkers to discriminate between organic and conventionally grown chicory. Chicory is an appreciated leafy vegetable among producers and consumers, especially due to its undemanding cultivation and content of bioactive substances. Six different fertility management practices (control, two organic, two mineral, and a combination of organic and mineral fertilizers) were used to produce five chicory cultivars in a glasshouse pot experiment. Analysis of bioactive compounds, nitrogen assimilation, multi-elemental profiling and stable isotope ratio determination of carbon (C), nitrogen (N) and sulphur (S) were performed to differentiate between organic and conventional production. In this study, nitrogen isotopes are found to be an excellent way of identifying organically produced chicory of a different variety with the highest δ15N values. Conversely, the same samples had the lowest δ34S values indicating that also stable isotopes of S could be used as a marker for the authentication of organic production.
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- Lovro Sinkovič
- Crop Science Department, Agricultural Institute of Slovenia, Hacquetova Ulica 17, SI-1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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- Department of Low and Medium Energy Physics, Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova 39, SI-1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova 39, SI-1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia; Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School, Jamova Cesta 39, SI-1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Agronomy, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Jamnikarjeva 101, SI-1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Department of Food Science and Technology, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Večna Pot 111, SI-1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Jamnikarjeva 101, SI-1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Crop Science Department, Agricultural Institute of Slovenia, Hacquetova Ulica 17, SI-1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Krauß S, Vetter W. Stable Carbon and Nitrogen Isotope Ratios of Red Bell Pepper Samples from Germany, The Netherlands, and Spain. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2019; 67:4054-4063. [PMID: 30895777 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.9b01631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Bell pepper is one of the most cultivated crops in the world. By means of δ13C and δ15N values (‰), red bell peppers from Germany, The Netherlands, and Spain could be distinguished from each other. German fruits cultivated under greenhouse conditions were extremely depleted in 13C with δ13C values for fatty acids of partly less than -50‰. The strong depletion in 13C was in accordance with the use of biomethane-derived CO2 as growth regulator in the greenhouses. Seasonal variations in the δ13C values (‰) of German samples were tentatively assigned to varying CO2 enrichment during the annual production cycle. δ13C values (‰) of Dutch samples also correlated with greenhouse production, whereas Spanish samples most likely originated from open field cultivation. Additionally, the use of color measurement as a tool for presorting the samples was investigated in order to slim the scattering ranges of δ13C and δ15N values (‰) for clearer differentiation.
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- Stephanie Krauß
- Institute of Food Chemistry (170b) , University of Hohenheim , Garbenstrasse 28 , D-70599 Stuttgart , Germany
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- Institute of Food Chemistry (170b) , University of Hohenheim , Garbenstrasse 28 , D-70599 Stuttgart , Germany
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Determination of geographical origin of commercial tomato through analysis of stable isotopes, elemental composition and chemical markers. Food Control 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2017.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Rurangwa E, Vanlauwe B, Giller KE. Benefits of inoculation, P fertilizer and manure on yields of common bean and soybean also increase yield of subsequent maize. AGRICULTURE, ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT 2018; 261:219-229. [PMID: 29970950 PMCID: PMC5946694 DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2017.08.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2016] [Revised: 07/20/2017] [Accepted: 08/15/2017] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Common bean and soybean yield poorly on smallholder farms in Rwanda. We evaluated the benefits of inoculation combined with P fertilizer and manure on yields of common bean and soybean in three agro-ecological zones (AEZs), and their residual effects on a subsequent maize crop. In the first season, the treatments included inoculum, three rates of manure, and two rates of P fertilizer, with nine replications (three per AEZ). Both legumes responded well to inoculation if applied together with manure and P fertilizer. Grain yields varied from 1.0 t ha-1 to 1.7 t ha-1 in unamended control plots to 4.8 t ha-1 for common bean and 3.8 t ha-1 for soybean in inoculated plots with both P and manure addition. The response of common bean and soybean to inputs varied greatly between AEZs. In the AEZ with low and erratic rainfall (Bugesera), yields of both legumes and maize were low and maize after soybean failed to yield any grain due to drought. In this regard, early maturing legume varieties are advised in regions of low rainfall. Responses of maize to an input applied to the legumes strongly increased when other inputs were applied together to the legume. This allowed greater maize yields which ranged from 0.8 t ha-1 in control plots to 6.5 t ha-1 in treatments previously inoculated with P and manure added for maize grown after common bean and from 1.9 t ha-1 in control plots to 5.3 t ha-1 for maize grown after soybean. The amount of N2-fixed measured using the 15N-natural abundance method differed between the two legumes and varied between 15 and 198 kg N2 ha-1 for common bean and between 15 and 186 kg N2 ha-1 for soybean and differed enormously among treatments and AEZs. Application of inputs to the legumes also resulted in enhanced N and P uptake of the subsequent maize. The use of inoculum combined with manure and P fertilizer is a good option for smallholder farmers growing common bean and soybean in rotation with maize. We observed strong effects of environment and call for care when targeting crops and technologies for sustainable crop production.
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- Edouard Rurangwa
- Rwanda Agriculture Board, P.O. Box 5016, Kigali, Rwanda
- Plant Production Systems, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 430, 6700 AK Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Natural Resource Management Research Area, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, P.O. Box 30772-00100, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Plant Production Systems, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 430, 6700 AK Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Inácio CT, Magalhães AMT, Souza PO, Chalk PM, Urquiaga S. The relative isotopic abundance (δ 13C, δ 15N) during composting of agricultural wastes in relation to compost quality and feedstock. ISOTOPES IN ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH STUDIES 2018; 54:185-195. [PMID: 28944691 DOI: 10.1080/10256016.2017.1377196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2017] [Accepted: 08/04/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Variations in the relative isotopic abundance of C and N (δ13C and δ15N) were measured during the composting of different agricultural wastes using bench-scale bioreactors. Different mixtures of agricultural wastes (horse bedding manure + legume residues; dairy manure + jatropha mill cake; dairy manure + sugarcane residues; dairy manure alone) were used for aerobic-thermophilic composting. No significant differences were found between the δ13C values of the feedstock and the final compost, except for dairy manure + sugarcane residues (from initial ratio of -13.6 ± 0.2 ‰ to final ratio of -14.4 ± 0.2 ‰). δ15N values increased significantly in composts of horse bedding manure + legumes residues (from initial ratio of +5.9 ± 0.1 ‰ to final ratio of +8.2 ± 0.5 ‰) and dairy manure + jatropha mill cake (from initial ratio of +9.5 ± 0.2 ‰ to final ratio of +12.8 ± 0.7 ‰) and was related to the total N loss (mass balance). δ13C can be used to differentiate composts from different feedstock (e.g. C3 or C4 sources). The quantitative relationship between N loss and δ15N variation should be determined.
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- b Agronomy Institute, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro , Rio de Janeiro - RJ , Brazil
- d Present address: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
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- a Embrapa Solos , Rio de Janeiro - RJ , Brazil
- e Present address: University of Melbourne
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Martínez Bueno MJ, Díaz-Galiano FJ, Rajski Ł, Cutillas V, Fernández-Alba AR. A non-targeted metabolomic approach to identify food markers to support discrimination between organic and conventional tomato crops. J Chromatogr A 2018. [PMID: 29526497 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2018.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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In the last decade, the consumption trend of organic food has increased dramatically worldwide. However, the lack of reliable chemical markers to discriminate between organic and conventional products makes this market susceptible to food fraud in products labeled as "organic". Metabolomic fingerprinting approach has been demonstrated as the best option for a full characterization of metabolome occurring in plants, since their pattern may reflect the impact of both endogenous and exogenous factors. In the present study, advanced technologies based on high performance liquid chromatography-high-resolution accurate mass spectrometry (HPLC-HRAMS) has been used for marker search in organic and conventional tomatoes grown in greenhouse under controlled agronomic conditions. The screening of unknown compounds comprised the retrospective analysis of all tomato samples throughout the studied period and data processing using databases (mzCloud, ChemSpider and PubChem). In addition, stable nitrogen isotope analysis (δ15N) was assessed as a possible indicator to support discrimination between both production systems using crop/fertilizer correlations. Pesticide residue analyses were also applied as a well-established way to evaluate the organic production. Finally, the evaluation by combined chemometric analysis of high-resolution accurate mass spectrometry (HRAMS) and δ15N data provided a robust classification model in accordance with the agricultural practices. Principal component analysis (PCA) showed a sample clustering according to farming systems and significant differences in the sample profile was observed for six bioactive components (L-tyrosyl-L-isoleucyl-L-threonyl-L-threonine, trilobatin, phloridzin, tomatine, phloretin and echinenone).
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- María Jesús Martínez Bueno
- University of Almería, Department of Physics and Chemistry, Agrifood Campus of International Excellence (ceiA3), Ctra. Sacramento s/n, La Cañada de San Urbano, 04120, Almería, Spain
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- University of Almería, Department of Physics and Chemistry, Agrifood Campus of International Excellence (ceiA3), Ctra. Sacramento s/n, La Cañada de San Urbano, 04120, Almería, Spain
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- University of Almería, Department of Physics and Chemistry, Agrifood Campus of International Excellence (ceiA3), Ctra. Sacramento s/n, La Cañada de San Urbano, 04120, Almería, Spain
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- University of Almería, Department of Physics and Chemistry, Agrifood Campus of International Excellence (ceiA3), Ctra. Sacramento s/n, La Cañada de San Urbano, 04120, Almería, Spain
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- University of Almería, Department of Physics and Chemistry, Agrifood Campus of International Excellence (ceiA3), Ctra. Sacramento s/n, La Cañada de San Urbano, 04120, Almería, Spain.
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Chalk PM, Craswell ET. An overview of the role and significance of 15N methodologies in quantifying biological N2 fixation (BNF) and BNF dynamics in agro-ecosystems. Symbiosis 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s13199-017-0526-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Stable isotope ratio and elemental composition parameters in combination with discriminant analysis classification model to assign country of origin to commercial vegetables – A preliminary study. Food Control 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2017.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Longobardi F, Casiello G, Centonze V, Catucci L, Agostiano A. Isotope ratio mass spectrometry in combination with chemometrics for characterization of geographical origin and agronomic practices of table grape. JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 2017; 97:3173-3180. [PMID: 27885687 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.8161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2016] [Revised: 11/04/2016] [Accepted: 11/21/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Although table grape is one of the most cultivated and consumed fruits worldwide, no study has been reported on its geographical origin or agronomic practice based on stable isotope ratios. This study aimed to evaluate the usefulness of isotopic ratios (i.e. 2 H/1 H, 13 C/12 C, 15 N/14 N and 18 O/16 O) as possible markers to discriminate the agronomic practice (conventional versus organic farming) and provenance of table grape. RESULTS In order to quantitatively evaluate which of the isotopic variables were more discriminating, a t test was carried out, in light of which only δ13 C and δ18 O provided statistically significant differences (P ≤ 0.05) for the discrimination of geographical origin and farming method. Principal component analysis (PCA) showed no good separation of samples differing in geographical area and agronomic practice; thus, for classification purposes, supervised approaches were carried out. In particular, general discriminant analysis (GDA) was used, resulting in prediction abilities of 75.0 and 92.2% for the discrimination of farming method and origin respectively. CONCLUSION The present findings suggest that stable isotopes (i.e. δ18 O, δ2 H and δ13 C) combined with chemometrics can be successfully applied to discriminate the provenance of table grape. However, the use of bulk nitrogen isotopes was not effective for farming method discrimination. © 2016 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Francesco Longobardi
- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università di Bari 'Aldo Moro', Via Orabona 4, I-70126, Bari, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università di Bari 'Aldo Moro', Via Orabona 4, I-70126, Bari, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università di Bari 'Aldo Moro', Via Orabona 4, I-70126, Bari, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università di Bari 'Aldo Moro', Via Orabona 4, I-70126, Bari, Italy
- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto per i Processi Chimico-Fisici (IPCF-CNR), sez. di Bari, Via Orabona 4, I-70126, Bari, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università di Bari 'Aldo Moro', Via Orabona 4, I-70126, Bari, Italy
- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto per i Processi Chimico-Fisici (IPCF-CNR), sez. di Bari, Via Orabona 4, I-70126, Bari, Italy
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Bontempo L, Camin F, Paolini M, Micheloni C, Laursen KH. Multi-isotopic signatures of organic and conventional Italian pasta along the production chain. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2016; 51:675-683. [PMID: 27457424 DOI: 10.1002/jms.3816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2016] [Revised: 07/13/2016] [Accepted: 07/19/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The variability of stable isotope ratios (δ(2) H, δ(13) C, δ(15) N, δ(18) O and δ(34) S) along the production chain of pasta (durum wheat, flour and pasta) produced by using both conventional and organic farming systems in four Italian regions in 2 years was investigated. The aim was to evaluate if and how the farming system and geographical origin affect stable isotope ratios determined along the production chain. Irrespective of the processing technology, 65% of the samples were correctly classified according to the farming system and 98% were correctly classified regarding the geographical region. When considering both farming system and geographical region simultaneously, 80% of the samples were correctly classified. The measured isotope parameters were thus primarily affected by the geographical origin. In conclusion, it is expected that the use of these parameters will allow the development of analytical control procedures that can be used to check the geographical origin of Italian organic and conventional pasta and its raw materials. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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- Food Quality and Nutrition Department, Research and Innovation Centre, Fondazione Edmund Mach, Via E. Mach 1, 38010, San Michele all'Adige (TN), Italy
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- Food Quality and Nutrition Department, Research and Innovation Centre, Fondazione Edmund Mach, Via E. Mach 1, 38010, San Michele all'Adige (TN), Italy
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- Food Quality and Nutrition Department, Research and Innovation Centre, Fondazione Edmund Mach, Via E. Mach 1, 38010, San Michele all'Adige (TN), Italy
- Department of Food Science, University of Udine, Via Sondrio 2A, 33100, Udine, Italy
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- AIAB - Associazione Italiana per l'Agricoltura Biologica, largo D. Frisullo, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- Plant and Soil Science Section and Copenhagen Plant Science Centre, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, 1871, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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Inácio CT, Urquiaga S, Chalk PM, Mata MGF, Souza PO. Identifying N fertilizer regime and vegetable production system in tropical Brazil using (15) N natural abundance. JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 2015; 95:3025-32. [PMID: 25800588 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.7177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2014] [Revised: 02/20/2015] [Accepted: 03/15/2015] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND This study was conducted in areas of vegetable production in tropical Brazil, with the objectives of (i) measuring the variation in δ(15) N in soils, organic N fertilizer sources and lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) from different farming systems, (ii) measuring whether plant δ(15) N can differentiate organic versus conventional lettuce and (iii) identifying the factors affecting lettuce δ(15) N. RESULTS Samples of soil, lettuce and organic inputs were taken from two organic, one conventional and one hydroponic farm. The two organic farms had different N-sources with δ(15) N values ranging from 0.0 to +14.9‰ (e.g. leguminous green manure and animal manure compost, respectively), and differed significantly (P < 0.05) in lettuce δ(15) N (+9.2 ± 1.1‰ and +14.3 ± 1.0‰). Conventional lettuce δ(15) N (+8.5 ± 2.7‰) differed from hydroponic lettuce δ(15) N (+4.5 ± 0.2‰) due to manure inputs. The N from leguminous green manure made a small contribution to the N nutrition of lettuce in the multi-N-source organic farm. CONCLUSION To differentiate organic versus conventional farms using δ(15) N the several subsets of mode of fertilization should be considered. Comparisons of δ(15) N of soil, organic inputs and lettuce allowed a qualitative analysis of the relative importance of different N inputs.
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- Caio T Inácio
- EMBRAPA-Soils, Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, Research Center of Soil, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- EMBRAPA-Agrobiology, Research Center of Agrobiology, Seropédica, RJ, Brazil
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- EMBRAPA-Soils, Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, Research Center of Soil, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- UFRRJ, Soil Science Department, Federal Rural Institute of Agronomy, University of Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, RJ, Brazil
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- UFRRJ, Soil Science Department, Federal Rural Institute of Agronomy, University of Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, RJ, Brazil
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