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Abstract

This document specifies a method for the determination of the ratio of stable isotopes of carbon (¹³C/¹²C) of sugars contained in honey by using liquid chromatography coupled to an isotope ratio mass spectrometer (LC-IRMS) for compound separation and subsequent determination of the ¹³C/¹²C ratio of mono-, di-, and trisaccharides. Those ratios can be used to assess honey authenticity by comparing them to published guidance values of genuine honey as the ¹³C/¹²C ratios of sugars of genuine honey and sugars contained in adulterants (syrups made from starch-rich plants or from sugar cane or sugar beet) differ to a certain extent. The compliance assessment process is not part of this document.

Begin

2022-05-12

WI

00460011

Planned document number

DIN EN 17958

Project number

05702610

Responsible national committee

NA 057-08-02-06 AK - Stable Isotope Analysis  

Responsible european committee

CEN/TC 460/WG 6 - Stable Isotope Analysis  

draft standard

Food authenticity - Determination of the δ¹³C value of mono- (fructose and glucose), di-, and trisaccharides in honey by liquid chromatography-isotope ratio mass spectrometry (LC-IRMS); German and English version prEN 17958:2023
2023-03
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