| Literature DB >> 31753683 |
Elisabetta Schievano1, Marco Sbrizza2, Valentina Zuccato2, Lucia Piana3, Marco Tessari4.
Abstract
The sugar profile in honey can be used as a fingerprint to confirm the authenticity or reveal the adulteration of the product by sweetener addition. In this work, we have accurately determined the profile of 20 minor saccharides in a set of 46 European acacia honeys using a recently proposed NMR approach based on the CSSF-TOCSY experiment. Comparison of this reference profile with the sugar composition of several Chinese honey samples of the same declared botanical origin has revealed important differences. A detailed analysis of the saccharide profile of these Chinese honeys suggests product adulteration by overfeeding bee colonies with industrial sugars syrups during the main nectar flow period.Entities:
Keywords: Adulteration; Authenticity; Carbohydrates; Honey; Honey adulteration; NMR; Saccharides
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Year: 2019 PMID: 31753683 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2019.125788
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Food Chem ISSN: 0308-8146 Impact factor: 7.514