Improved detection of sugar addition to maple syrup using malic acid as internal standard and in 13C isotope ratio mass spectrometry (IRMS)

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 197-203

  Tremblay, Patrice ^a   Paquin, Réal ^b  

^a CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

13C IRMS; Authentification; Honey; Internal standard; Maple syrup; Pineapple juices; Stable isotope analysis; Sugars and malic acid

Indexed keywords

ACER; ANANAS COMOSUS; BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS;

CARBOHYDRATE; CARBON; MALIC ACID; MALIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ACER; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; METHODOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECTROSCOPY; STANDARD; XYLEM;

ACER; CARBOHYDRATES; CARBON ISOTOPES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; MALATES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; XYLEM;

EID: 34047241391     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf062413a     Document Type: Article

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