Quantitation of tr-cinnamaldehyde, safrole and myristicin in cola-flavoured soft drinks to improve the assessment of their dietary exposure

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 59, Issue , 2013, Pages 626-635

  Raffo, Antonio ^a   D'Aloise, Antonio ^b   Magrì, Antonio L ^b   Leclercq, Catherine ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cola; Margin of Exposure; Myristicin; Safrole; SBSE; Soft drink

Indexed keywords

CINNAMALDEHYDE; MYRISTICIN; SAFROLE; TR CINNAMALDEHYDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CARBONATED BEVERAGE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DIETARY INTAKE; EUROPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; MARGIN OF EXPOSURE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TOXICOLOGICAL PARAMETERS;

COLA; MARGIN OF EXPOSURE; MYRISTICIN; SAFROLE; SBSE; SOFT DRINK;

ACROLEIN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BENZYL COMPOUNDS; CARBONATED BEVERAGES; CHILD; CINNAMOMUM AROMATICUM; DIET; DIET SURVEYS; DIOXOLANES; EUROPE; FLAVORING AGENTS; HUMANS; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MYRISTICA FRAGRANS; OILS, VOLATILE; PYROGALLOL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFROLE;

EID: 84881014652     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: 18736351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2013.06.058     Document Type: Article

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