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Cavallini N, Strani L, Becchi PP, Pizzamiglio V, Michelini S, Savorani F, Cocchi M, Durante C. Tracing the identity of Parmigiano Reggiano "Prodotto di Montagna - Progetto Territorio" cheese using NMR spectroscopy and multivariate data analysis. Anal Chim Acta 2023; 1278:341761. [PMID: 37709437 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2023.341761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2023] [Revised: 08/04/2023] [Accepted: 08/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/16/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is one of the well-established tools for food metabolomic analysis, as it proved to be very effective in authenticity and quality control of dairy products, as well as to follow product evolution during processing and storage. The analytical assessment of the EU mountain denomination label, specifically for Parmigiano Reggiano "Prodotto di Montagna - Progetto Territorio" (Mountain-CQ) cheese, has received limited attention. Although it was established in 2012 the EU mountain denomination label has not been much studied from an analytical point of view. Nonetheless, tracing a specific profile for the mountain products is essential to support the value chain of this specialty. RESULTS The aim of the study was to produce an identity profile for Parmigiano Reggiano "Prodotto di Montagna - Progetto Territorio" (Mountain-CQ) cheese, and to differentiate it from Parmigiano Reggiano PDO samples (conventional-PDO) using 1H NMR spectroscopy coupled with multivariate data analysis. Three different approaches were applied and compared. First, the spectra-as-such were analysed after proper preprocessing. For the other two approaches, Multivariate Curve Resolution-Alternating Least Squares (MCR-ALS) was used for signals resolution and features extraction, either individually on manually-defined spectral intervals or by reapplying MCR-ALS on the whole spectra with selectivity constraints using the reconstructed "pure profiles" as initial estimates and targets. All approaches provided comparable information regarding the samples' distribution, as in all three cases the separation between the two product categories conventional-PDO and Mountain-CQ could be highlighted. Moreover, a novel MATLAB toolbox for features extraction via MCR-ALS was developed and used in synergy with the Chenomx library, allowing for a putative identification of the selected features. SIGNIFICANCE A first identity profile for Parmigiano Reggiano "Prodotto di Montagna - Progetto Territorio" obtained by interpreting the metabolites signals in NMR spectroscopy was obtained. Our workflow and toolbox for generating the features dataset allows a more straightforward interpretation of the results, to overcome the limitations due to dimensionality and to peaks overlapping, but also to include the signals assignment and matching since the early stages of the data processing and analysis.
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Affiliation(s)
- N Cavallini
- Department of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24, 10129, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Via Campi 103, 41125, Modena, Italy
| | - P P Becchi
- Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Via Campi 103, 41125, Modena, Italy; Department for Sustainable Food Process, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 29122, Piacenza, Italy
| | - V Pizzamiglio
- Consorzio Formaggio Parmigiano Reggiano, via Kennedy 18, 42124, Reggio Emilia, Italy
| | - S Michelini
- Consorzio Formaggio Parmigiano Reggiano, via Kennedy 18, 42124, Reggio Emilia, Italy
| | - F Savorani
- Department of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24, 10129, Torino, Italy
| | - M Cocchi
- Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Via Campi 103, 41125, Modena, Italy.
| | - C Durante
- Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Via Campi 103, 41125, Modena, Italy
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