Application of Stable Isotope Analysis for Detecting the Geographical Origin of the Greek Currants “Vostizza”: A Preliminary Study
There is a plethora of food products with geographical indications registered in the European Union without any study about their discrimination from other similar products. This is also the case for Greek currants. This paper aims to analyze if stable isotope analysis of C, N, and S could discrimin...
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| author | Anna-Akrivi Thomatou Eleni C. Mazarakioti Anastasios Zotos Achilleas Kontogeorgos Angelos Patakas Athanasios Ladavos |
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| description | There is a plethora of food products with geographical indications registered in the European Union without any study about their discrimination from other similar products. This is also the case for Greek currants. This paper aims to analyze if stable isotope analysis of C, N, and S could discriminate the Greek currants “Vositzza”, registered as a product of Protected Designation of Origin, from two other currants registered as products of Protected Geographical Indication coming from neighboring areas. The first results show that the stable isotope ratio of sulfur is not detectable due to the very low sulfur content in the samples, and the analysis should be based on the stable isotope ratios of carbon and nitrogen to discriminate these products. The mean value of δ<sup>15</sup>N (1.38‰) of PDO “Vostizza” currants is lower than that of currants grown outside the PDO zone (2.01‰), while the mean value of δ<sup>13</sup>C of PDO “Vostizza” currants is higher (−23.93‰) in comparison to that of currants grown outside the PDO zone (−24.83‰). Nevertheless, the results indicate that with only two isotopic ratios, discrimination could not be achieved, and further analysis is required. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8f30e227f951469593d3feb33fcab2692023-11-17T19:15:02ZengMDPI AGFoods2304-81582023-04-01128167210.3390/foods12081672Application of Stable Isotope Analysis for Detecting the Geographical Origin of the Greek Currants “Vostizza”: A Preliminary StudyAnna-Akrivi Thomatou0Eleni C. Mazarakioti1Anastasios Zotos2Achilleas Kontogeorgos3Angelos Patakas4Athanasios Ladavos5Department of Food Science & Technology, University of Patras, 30100 Agrinio, GreeceDepartment of Food Science & Technology, University of Patras, 30100 Agrinio, GreeceDepartment of Biosystems Science and Agricultural Engineering, University of Patras, 30200 Messolongi, GreeceDepartment of Agriculture, International Hellenic University, 57001 Thessaloniki, GreeceDepartment of Food Science & Technology, University of Patras, 30100 Agrinio, GreeceDepartment of Food Science & Technology, University of Patras, 30100 Agrinio, GreeceThere is a plethora of food products with geographical indications registered in the European Union without any study about their discrimination from other similar products. This is also the case for Greek currants. This paper aims to analyze if stable isotope analysis of C, N, and S could discriminate the Greek currants “Vositzza”, registered as a product of Protected Designation of Origin, from two other currants registered as products of Protected Geographical Indication coming from neighboring areas. The first results show that the stable isotope ratio of sulfur is not detectable due to the very low sulfur content in the samples, and the analysis should be based on the stable isotope ratios of carbon and nitrogen to discriminate these products. The mean value of δ<sup>15</sup>N (1.38‰) of PDO “Vostizza” currants is lower than that of currants grown outside the PDO zone (2.01‰), while the mean value of δ<sup>13</sup>C of PDO “Vostizza” currants is higher (−23.93‰) in comparison to that of currants grown outside the PDO zone (−24.83‰). Nevertheless, the results indicate that with only two isotopic ratios, discrimination could not be achieved, and further analysis is required.https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/12/8/1672geographical originGreek currantsisotope-ratio mass spectrometry (IRMS) |
| spellingShingle | Anna-Akrivi Thomatou Eleni C. Mazarakioti Anastasios Zotos Achilleas Kontogeorgos Angelos Patakas Athanasios Ladavos Application of Stable Isotope Analysis for Detecting the Geographical Origin of the Greek Currants “Vostizza”: A Preliminary Study Foods geographical origin Greek currants isotope-ratio mass spectrometry (IRMS) |
| title | Application of Stable Isotope Analysis for Detecting the Geographical Origin of the Greek Currants “Vostizza”: A Preliminary Study |
| title_full | Application of Stable Isotope Analysis for Detecting the Geographical Origin of the Greek Currants “Vostizza”: A Preliminary Study |
| title_fullStr | Application of Stable Isotope Analysis for Detecting the Geographical Origin of the Greek Currants “Vostizza”: A Preliminary Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Application of Stable Isotope Analysis for Detecting the Geographical Origin of the Greek Currants “Vostizza”: A Preliminary Study |
| title_short | Application of Stable Isotope Analysis for Detecting the Geographical Origin of the Greek Currants “Vostizza”: A Preliminary Study |
| title_sort | application of stable isotope analysis for detecting the geographical origin of the greek currants vostizza a preliminary study |
| topic | geographical origin Greek currants isotope-ratio mass spectrometry (IRMS) |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/12/8/1672 |
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