Phenolic compounds and quantitative H-NMR spectroscopy for authentication of lemon, lime, orange, and grapefruit juices.

Phenolic compounds and quantitative H-NMR spectroscopy for authentication of lemon, lime, orange, and grapefruit juices.

Jungen, Markus; Gilcher, Caroline; Patz, Claus; Steingass, Christof B; Schweiggert, Ralf
Food chemistry 2025 Vol. 485 pp. 144379
27
jungen2025phenolic

Abstract

Reliable authenticity and quality assessments of Citrus juices are of paramount importance for sustaining consumer confidence and fair-trade practices. In this study, we investigated two authentication techniques, i.e., H-NMR spectroscopy and HPLC-DAD analyses individually and in combination. Targeted H-NMR spectroscopy was employed to determine concentrations of major constituents of orange, grapefruit, lemon, and lime juices including sugars, organic, and selected amino acids. HPLC-DAD analyses yielded levels of selected minor components, i.e., phenolic compounds, coumarins, and psoralens. Therefore, the combined use of both analytical methods permitted a comprehensive evaluation of the chemical composition of the juices, enabling a clear-cut species-related differentiation. In addition to the confirmation of some established markers, the consideration of novel minor constituents was proposed to support reliable differentiations of the above Citrus juices for improved future authenticity analyses.

Citation

ID: 282939
Ref Key: jungen2025phenolic
Use this key to autocite in SciMatic or Thesis Manager

References

Blockchain Verification

Account:
NFT Contract Address:
0x95644003c57E6F55A65596E3D9Eac6813e3566dA
Article ID:
282939
Unique Identifier:
10.1016/j.foodchem.2025.144379
Network:
Scimatic Chain (ID: 481)
Loading...
Blockchain Readiness Checklist
Authors
Abstract
Journal Name
Year
Title
5/5
Creates 1,000,000 NFT tokens for this article
Token Features:
  • ERC-1155 Standard NFT
  • 1 Million Supply per Article
  • Transferable via MetaMask
  • Permanent Blockchain Record
Blockchain QR Code
Scan with Saymatik Web3.0 Wallet

Saymatik Web3.0 Wallet