Investigating C-4 sugar contamination of manuka honey and other New Zealand honey varieties using carbon isotopes

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 62, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 2605-2614

  Rogers, Karyne M ^a   Sim, Mike ^a   Stewart, Simon ^a   Phillips, Andy ^a   Cooper, Jannine ^a   Douance, Cedric ^a   Pyne, Rebecca ^a   Rogers, Pam ^a  

^a GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

5 hydroxymethylfurfural; adulteration; AOAC 998.12; apparent C 4 sugars; bioactive; carbon isotope; dihydroxyacetone; honey; Leptospermum scoparium; manuka; methylglyoxal; New Zealand

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ISOTOPES; SUGARS;

5 HYDROXYMETHYL FURFURALS; ADULTERATION; AOAC 998.12; BIOACTIVE; CARBON ISOTOPES; DIHYDROXYACETONE; HONEY; LEPTOSPERMUM SCOPARIUM; MANUKA; METHYLGLYOXAL; NEW ZEALAND;

FOOD PRODUCTS;

CARBOHYDRATE; CARBON;

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HONEY; METHODOLOGY; NEW ZEALAND; STANDARD;

CARBOHYDRATES; CARBON ISOTOPES; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HONEY; NEW ZEALAND;

LEPTOSPERMUM SCOPARIUM;

EID: 84897010131     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf404766f     Document Type: Article

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