Novel Strategy for the Recognition of Adulterant Vegetable Oils in Essential Oils Commonly Used in Food Industries by Applying <sup>13</sup>C NMR Spectroscopy
Eleonora Truzzi, Lucia Marchetti, Stefania Benvenuti, Annalisa Ferroni, Maria Cecilia Rossi, Davide Bertelli
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
Abstract
Essential oils (EOs) are valuable products commonly employed in the food industry and intensively studied as biopreservatives for the extension of food shelf-life. Unfortunately, EOs might be counterfeit to increase industrial profits. Among the possible adulterants, vegetable oils (VOs) must be considered for their characteristics and low costs. We aimed to apply nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy for the detection and identification of VOs in mixtures with EOs. This innovative strategy is based on comparing the peak area ratio matrices of characteristic VO <sup>13</sup>C NMR fatty acid signals with those of adulterated EOs. The identification of the VOs was achieved by calculating the matrix similarity at different confidence levels. The strategy demonstrated the capacity to efficiently recognize the presence of adulteration and the type of VO adulterant in mixtures. Thus, the method was applied to 20 commercial EOs, and VOs were detected and then identified in four samples.
Extracted Claims
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13C NMR spectroscopy demonstrate capacity to efficiently recognize the presence of adulteration and the type of VO adulterant in mixtures
“The strategy demonstrated the capacity to efficiently recognize the presence of adulteration and the type of VO adulterant in mixtures.”
13C NMR spectroscopy detect and identify VOs in four out of 20 commercial EOs
“Thus, the method was applied to 20 commercial EOs, and VOs were detected and then identified in four samples.”
13C NMR spectroscopy apply for the detection and identification of VOs in mixtures with EOs
“We aimed to apply nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy for the detection and identification of VOs in mixtures with EOs.”