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The use of δ(2)H and δ(18)O isotopic analyses combined with chemometrics as a traceability tool for the geographical origin of bell peppers

Two approaches were investigated to discriminate between bell peppers of different geographic origins. Firstly, δ(18)O fruit water and corresponding source water were analyzed and correlated to the regional GNIP (Global Network of Isotopes in Precipitation) values. The water and GNIP data showed goo...

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Published in:Food chemistry 2016-08, Vol.204, p.122-128
Main Authors: de Rijke, E, Schoorl, J C, Cerli, C, Vonhof, H B, Verdegaal, S J A, Vivó-Truyols, G, Lopatka, M, Dekter, R, Bakker, D, Sjerps, M J, Ebskamp, M, de Koster, C G
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Summary:Two approaches were investigated to discriminate between bell peppers of different geographic origins. Firstly, δ(18)O fruit water and corresponding source water were analyzed and correlated to the regional GNIP (Global Network of Isotopes in Precipitation) values. The water and GNIP data showed good correlation with the pepper data, with constant isotope fractionation of about -4. Secondly, compound-specific stable hydrogen isotope data was used for classification. Using n-alkane fingerprinting data, both linear discriminant analysis (LDA) and a likelihood-based classification, using the kernel-density smoothed data, were developed to discriminate between peppers from different origins. Both methods were evaluated using the δ(2)H values and n-alkanes relative composition as variables. Misclassification rates were calculated using a Monte-Carlo 5-fold cross-validation procedure. Comparable overall classification performance was achieved, however, the two methods showed sensitivity to different samples. The combined values of δ(2)H IRMS, and complimentary information regarding the relative abundance of four main alkanes in bell pepper fruit water, has proven effective for geographic origin discrimination. Evaluation of the rarity of observing particular ranges for these characteristics could be used to make quantitative assertions regarding geographic origin of bell peppers and, therefore, have a role in verifying compliance with labeling of geographical origin.
ISSN:1873-7072
DOI:10.1016/j.foodchem.2016.01.134