The paper shows the variability of stable isotope ratios and mineral composition in tomato and derivatives along the production chain (juice, passata and paste) in order to evaluate the possibility of tracing their geographical origin. The ratios 13C/12C, 15N/14N, 18O/16O, D/H, 34S/32S and the content of Li, Be, B, Na, Mg, Al, P, K, Ca, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, Ge, As, Se, Rb, Sr, Y, Mo, Ag, Cd, Sn, Sb, Cs, Ba, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Dy, Ho, Tm, Yb, Ir, Tl, Pb, U and of nitrates, chlorides, sulphates and phosphates were measured by Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry, Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry and Ion Chromatography, respectively. The tomato products were from three Italian regions – Piedmont, Emilia Romagna, and Apulia. By applying linear discriminant analysis on 17 of these parameters (Gd, La, Tl, Eu, Cs, Ni, Cr, Co, δ34S, δ15N, Cd, K, Mg, δ13C, Mo, Rb and U) excellent discrimination among products from the three regions was achieved. Irrespective of the processing technology, over 95% of the samples were correctly reclassified in cross-validation into the production site. The use of these parameters will allow the development of analytical control procedures that can be used to check the geographical provenance of Italian tomatoes and products derived from them.

Bontempo, L.; Camin, F.; Manzocco, L.; Nicolini, G.; Wehrens, H.R.M.J.; Ziller, L.; Larcher, R. (2011). Traceability along the production chain of italian tomato products on the basis of stable isotopes and mineral composition. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY, 25 (7): 899-909. doi: 10.1002/rcm.4935 handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10449/19847

Traceability along the production chain of italian tomato products on the basis of stable isotopes and mineral composition

Bontempo, Luana;Camin, Federica;Nicolini, Giorgio;Wehrens, Herman Ronald Maria Johan;Ziller, Luca;Larcher, Roberto
2011-01-01

Abstract

The paper shows the variability of stable isotope ratios and mineral composition in tomato and derivatives along the production chain (juice, passata and paste) in order to evaluate the possibility of tracing their geographical origin. The ratios 13C/12C, 15N/14N, 18O/16O, D/H, 34S/32S and the content of Li, Be, B, Na, Mg, Al, P, K, Ca, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, Ge, As, Se, Rb, Sr, Y, Mo, Ag, Cd, Sn, Sb, Cs, Ba, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Dy, Ho, Tm, Yb, Ir, Tl, Pb, U and of nitrates, chlorides, sulphates and phosphates were measured by Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry, Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry and Ion Chromatography, respectively. The tomato products were from three Italian regions – Piedmont, Emilia Romagna, and Apulia. By applying linear discriminant analysis on 17 of these parameters (Gd, La, Tl, Eu, Cs, Ni, Cr, Co, δ34S, δ15N, Cd, K, Mg, δ13C, Mo, Rb and U) excellent discrimination among products from the three regions was achieved. Irrespective of the processing technology, over 95% of the samples were correctly reclassified in cross-validation into the production site. The use of these parameters will allow the development of analytical control procedures that can be used to check the geographical provenance of Italian tomatoes and products derived from them.
Stable isotope
Traceability
Mineral composition
Tomatoes
Settore CHIM/10 - CHIMICA DEGLI ALIMENTI
2011
Bontempo, L.; Camin, F.; Manzocco, L.; Nicolini, G.; Wehrens, H.R.M.J.; Ziller, L.; Larcher, R. (2011). Traceability along the production chain of italian tomato products on the basis of stable isotopes and mineral composition. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY, 25 (7): 899-909. doi: 10.1002/rcm.4935 handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10449/19847
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