Characterization of the Geographical and Varietal Origin of Wheat and Bread by Means of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry (IRMS) Methods and Chemometrics: A Review
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53433#.VMWoOizQrzE Author(s) Francesco Longobardi , Daniela Sacco , Grazia Casiello , Andrea Ventrella , Antonio Sacco * Affiliation(s) Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Bari “A. Moro”,Bari, Italy . ABSTRACT In recent years, food authentication, in terms of geographical and varietal/animal origins, is considered of primary importance at all levels of the production process. Therefore, it is clear that there is an economic basis to develop analytical methods able to certify the declared origin of food products, in order to protect consumers and honest producers from fraud and unfair competition, respectively; consequently, during recent years, several food authentication techniques have been proposed. This review attempted to present in a critical way the contribution of High Resolution Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (HR-NMR) and Isoto...