Renata Gregorio Fucci, Thais Cuartes da Silva, Letícia Polli Glugoski Felipe, Beatriz Isabella Cestaro, Bruno José Gonçalves da Silva
{"title":"Ultrasound-Assisted Solvent-Terminated Dispersive Liquid‒Liquid Microextraction for Determination of Atrazine and Simazine in Bovine Milk via GC‒MS","authors":"Renata Gregorio Fucci, Thais Cuartes da Silva, Letícia Polli Glugoski Felipe, Beatriz Isabella Cestaro, Bruno José Gonçalves da Silva","doi":"10.1007/s12161-024-02704-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12161-024-02704-8","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Atrazine (ATZ) and simazine (SMZ) are major herbicides in Brazilian cultivation areas, and through environmental persistence and bioaccumulation, these compounds can contaminate bovine milk and other products for human consumption. Thus, the present study aimed to develop an analytical method for the determination of ATZ and SMZ in bovine milk using ultrasound-assisted solvent-terminated dispersive liquid‒liquid microextraction (UA-ST-DLLME) and gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (GC–MS). Protein precipitation was carried out by the addition of 0.8 g of NaCl and 5.0 mL of acetonitrile to 8.0-mL samples. The optimized UA-ST-DLLME method consisted of the addition of 1.8 mL of precipitation supernatant to 8.0 mL of 10.0% (m/V) NaCl solution, followed by sonication for 5 min, after which 1.75 mL of acetonitrile was added for the demulsifying step, which was completed after 5 min. Adequate linearity was observed for SMZ (5–350 µg/L) and ATZ (10–350 µg/L). Interday precision and accuracy (<i>n</i> = 3) were ascertained for the lower concentration levels, 100 and 350 µg/L. The relative standard deviation (RSD) values were less than 20% for the lowest concentration levels and less than 15% for the remaining concentrations; however, for all the concentration levels evaluated in these assays, the accuracy values ranged from 95.2 to 109.9% for SMZ and from 100.8 to 113.2% for ATZ.</p><h3>Graphical Abstract</h3>\u0000<div><figure><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div></div></figure></div></div>","PeriodicalId":561,"journal":{"name":"Food Analytical Methods","volume":"18 1","pages":"113 - 120"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143373347","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tuğba Nur Akbaba, Orkun Alp, Usama Alshana, Nusret Ertaş
{"title":"Characterization and Determination of Selenium Nanoparticles in Dietary Supplements by Single Particle Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry","authors":"Tuğba Nur Akbaba, Orkun Alp, Usama Alshana, Nusret Ertaş","doi":"10.1007/s12161-024-02698-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12161-024-02698-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A single particle inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (SP-ICP-MS) method was developed for the determination and characterization of selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs) in dietary supplements in syrup formulations containing selenium dioxide and ascorbic acid. Experimental parameters affecting the signal intensities of the SeNPs, such as torch distance, sample flow rate, and addition of organic solvent, were optimized. It was observed that adding 3.0% (v/v) of propan-2-ol to the solutions increased the selenium nanoparticle signal by 3.4 times. SeNPs were detected in all of the five dietary supplements studied, and it was found that 19.3–60.4% of the total selenium was in the form of nanoparticles and that their mean diameters were in the range of 50–130 nm. Under the optimized conditions, the limit of detection for nanoparticle number concentration (LOD<sub>conc</sub>) and the limit of detection for nanoparticle size (LOD<sub>size</sub>) of the proposed SP-ICP-MS method were 770 particle mL<sup>−1</sup> and 36 nm, respectively. The recovery of total selenium determination was in the range of 102.1–106.4%. The recovery in terms of the particle number concentration in samples spiked with 140 nm and 50 nm SeNPs was between 88.8 and 114.0%. The developed SP-ICP-MS method is sensitive, rapid, and suitable for routine applications with minimum sample preparation for the characterization and determination of SeNPs in dietary supplements.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":561,"journal":{"name":"Food Analytical Methods","volume":"18 1","pages":"101 - 112"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143373346","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Preparation of Deoxynivalenol Complete Antigen and Its Application in Microchannel Resistance Immune Sensing Platform with Electrical Signal Analysis","authors":"Yaowen Du, Yuxiang Wang, Luhan Wang, Chenggang Cai, Suqin Shao, Ting Zhou, Bing Chen","doi":"10.1007/s12161-024-02700-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12161-024-02700-y","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Two coupling methods, dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (DCC) and carbonyldiimidazole (CDI), are designed to prepare the complete antigen of deoxynivalenol (DON). The synthesized complete antigen is identified using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), ultraviolet spectrophotometry (UV), and sodium dodecyl sulfate–polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE). The complete antigen (DON-BSA) and antibody (DON-Ab) are then covalently coupled to carboxylated polystyrene (PS) microspheres to prepare PS-DON-BSA and PS-Ab. A new method for detecting DON is developed by constructing a microchannel resistance immunosensor (MCRS) based on the competitive bio-recognition reaction between these components and DON. The change of current value caused by the change of resistance in the detection platform can realize DON concentration. The results showed that the UV spectra of the complete antigens prepared by the two methods are significantly different from those of the hapten and carrier protein, with measured coupling ratios of approximately 9.8:1 and 7.8:1, respectively. SDS-PAGE also indicates good coupling effects. When the complete antigen is applied to the self-developed DON detection platform, this method shows a good linear relationship in the range of 100 pg/mL to 1000 ng/mL, with a correlation coefficient of 0.991, a detection limit of 499 pg/mL, a recovery rate of 89.26 to 108.50%, and a relative standard deviation of 4.15 to 6.57%, which meets the requirements for DON analysis and samples detection.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":561,"journal":{"name":"Food Analytical Methods","volume":"18 1","pages":"88 - 100"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143373328","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Integration of Carboxylate Mesoporous Silica–Coated Solid Phase Microextraction Arrow and Portable Mass Spectrometer for Simultaneous Determination of Five Veterinary Drugs in Chicken and Milk","authors":"Hangzhen Lan, Xueying Li, Zhen Wu, Daodong Pan, Luhong Wen","doi":"10.1007/s12161-024-02697-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12161-024-02697-4","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A new solid-phase microextraction (SPME) Arrow device was fabricated using mesoporous silica (MCM-41) as the coating material and integrated with a portable mass spectrometer (PMS) to develop a sensitive and selective method for the detection of amantadine, thiabendazole, sulfadimethoxine, clenbuterol, and ractopamine in milk and chicken samples. The influence of different functional groups on the extraction performance of MCM-41 was investigated by synthesizing amine-, vinyl-, and carboxyl-modified MCM-41, representing basic, neutral, and acidic surface properties. Among these, the carboxyl-modified MCM-41 (MCM-41-C) exhibited the highest selectivity and adsorption capacity, attributed to its strong electrostatic interactions and hydrogen bonding with the analytes. The MCM-41-C-SPME Arrow was fabricated using electrospinning to produce a uniform, stable coating, which was then systematically optimized for key extraction and desorption parameters. This novel SPME Arrow-PMS platform enables rapid detection of five analytes within 30 s, with a broad linear range (5–1000 μg kg<sup>–1</sup>) and low limits of detection (1.6–30.6 μg kg<sup>–1</sup>). The developed method demonstrated excellent intra-day and inter-day reproducibility (RSD < 12%) and high recovery (82–117%). This method offers rapid, sensitive detection of multiple veterinary drugs in complex food matrices, providing a practical solution for on-site food safety monitoring.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":561,"journal":{"name":"Food Analytical Methods","volume":"18 1","pages":"75 - 87"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143373323","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Anton Soria-Lopez, Łukasz Pecio, Fatema R. Saber, Shymaa I. A. Abdel-dayem, Shaimaa Fayez, Gokhan Zengin, Solomiia Kozachok, Amr El-Demerdash, Maria Garcia-Marti, Paz Otero-Fuertes, Juan Carlos Mejuto, Krystyna Skalicka-Woźniak, Jesus Simal-Gandara
{"title":"Metabolic Profiling via UPLC/MS/MS and In Vitro Cholinesterase, Amylase, Glucosidase, and Tyrosinase Inhibitory Effects of Carica papaya L. Extracts Reveal Promising Nutraceutical Potential","authors":"Anton Soria-Lopez, Łukasz Pecio, Fatema R. Saber, Shymaa I. A. Abdel-dayem, Shaimaa Fayez, Gokhan Zengin, Solomiia Kozachok, Amr El-Demerdash, Maria Garcia-Marti, Paz Otero-Fuertes, Juan Carlos Mejuto, Krystyna Skalicka-Woźniak, Jesus Simal-Gandara","doi":"10.1007/s12161-024-02688-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12161-024-02688-5","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><i>Carica papaya</i> (Family Caricaceae) is endowed with a myriad of biological activities as gastroprotective, antidiabetic, antimalarial, antiviral, and anti-inflammatory agent. We performed for the first time an extensive comparative metabolite profiling of different plant organs considering both male and female leaves, seeds, and fruits of different maturity stages. The phytochemical fingerprinting-via UPLC/MS/MS- of <i>C. papaya</i> led to tentative identification of 84 metabolites belonging to different primary and secondary phytoconstituents to include alkaloids (carpaine derivatives), flavonoids, glucosinolates, organic and phenolic acids, amino acids, and carbohydrates. The seeds’ profile was enriched with hydroxybenzoic acids and their derivatives, while leaves were characterized by the prevalence of carpaine alkaloids, flavonoids, lipids, and alkylated sugars. Correlation analysis revealed a significant positive correlation between total phenolic content and the antioxidant assays (ferric reducing antioxidant property (FRAP), 2, 2-diphenyl-1- picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), 2,2'-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid (ABTS), cupric-reducing antioxidant capacity (CUPRAC), and total antioxidant capacity (TAC)). Principal component analysis was applied to find out possible phytochemical trends across <i>C. papaya</i> matrices, where PC1 and PC2 accounted for 46.57 and 19.93% of the variability in the data set with well-separated extracts into groups mostly on the basis of plant organ. The PCA model showed that immature seeds had the highest antioxidant properties, while leaves separated from fruit and mature seeds due to higher butyrylcholinesterase and <i>α</i>-amylase inhibition, but lower acetylcholinesterase and <i>α</i>-glucosidase inhibition activity. We corroborate the better exploitation of both edible and inedible parts of <i>C. Papaya</i> in nutraceutical supplements after sufficient in vivo and toxicity studies.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":561,"journal":{"name":"Food Analytical Methods","volume":"18 1","pages":"57 - 74"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143373320","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mengjun Ge, Yunrui Xing, Yaning Sun, Wenjin Cai, Yao Wang, Xiaofei Hu
{"title":"Establishment of a Chemiluminescent ELISA Method for Florfenicol in Eggs and Chicken Meat","authors":"Mengjun Ge, Yunrui Xing, Yaning Sun, Wenjin Cai, Yao Wang, Xiaofei Hu","doi":"10.1007/s12161-024-02690-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12161-024-02690-x","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>To establish a highly sensitive chemiluminescent enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ci-ELISA) method for the determination of florfenicol (FF) in egg and chicken meat. Based on the obtained monoclonal antibodies against florfenicol, a chessboard test was employed to determine the optimal working concentration of artificial antigen and antibody, and then established a ci-ELISA method, and characterized its performance. The results showed that the ci-ELISA method had a detection limit of 5.433 pg/mL, an IC<sub>50</sub> of 30.893 pg/mL, and a detection range between 5.433 and 193.577 pg/mL. The coefficient of variation was below 10%, indicating satisfactory precision. The spiked recoveries in egg samples were between 90.03% and 95.24%, and the spiked recoveries in chicken meat samples were between 90.56% and 93.04%. In conclusion, the developed ci-ELISA method is highly sensitive and suitable for monitoring and detection of trace amounts of FF residues in eggs and chicken meat.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":561,"journal":{"name":"Food Analytical Methods","volume":"18 1","pages":"48 - 56"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143373290","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Development of pH-Switchable Hydrophobic Deep Eutectic Solvents for the Extraction and Preconcentration of Aflatoxin M1 in Milk-Based Athlete Sports Supplements","authors":"Yibao Tong, YuNing Yang","doi":"10.1007/s12161-024-02696-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12161-024-02696-5","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A novel, eco-friendly, and efficient dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction method was developed, utilizing pH-switchable hydrophobic deep eutectic solvents. This method, which combines with liquid chromatography and fluorescence detection, allows for the extraction and analysis of aflatoxin M1 in milk-based sports supplements. At first, twelve deep eutectic solvents were prepared and their pH switchability was investigated. pH-Switchable solvents were used for extraction and preconcentration of aflatoxin M1. The strength of the proposed method is that the dispersion of extraction solvent in the aqueous phase and the separation of phases occurred only by pH change and do not require the addition of dispersing solvent, ultrasonic, vortex, and centrifugation. In this study, the key factors that affect the extraction process, including the type and volume of DES (deep eutectic solvent), KOH concentration, volume of hydrochloric acid, the effect of adding salt, and the duration of extraction, were investigated, and the optimal conditions for each of these parameters were determined to maximize the extraction efficiency. Under optimum conditions, the relative standard deviations (RSDs) including intra- and inter-day precision of the method were determined by analyzing 5 μg kg<sup>−1</sup> of aflatoxin M1 in target samples seven times. The RSDs were 2.6% for intra-day and 4.5% for inter-day precision. The calibration curves showed linearity in the range of 0.015 to 50 μg kg<sup>−1</sup>. The limit of detection (LOD) for this method was 0.005 μg kg<sup>−1</sup>. When real milk-based sports supplements were spiked with varying concentrations of aflatoxin M1, the relative recoveries ranged from 92.0 to 105.0%.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":561,"journal":{"name":"Food Analytical Methods","volume":"18 1","pages":"39 - 47"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143373274","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Eduardo da Silva Macedo, Bruno Luís Ferreira, Renan Guilherme Marim, Diego Galvan, Eduardo Sidinei Chaves
{"title":"Determination of Chlorine and Fluorine in Teas by Ion Chromatography after Pyrohydrolysis Sample Preparation Optimized by Box-Behnken Design","authors":"Eduardo da Silva Macedo, Bruno Luís Ferreira, Renan Guilherme Marim, Diego Galvan, Eduardo Sidinei Chaves","doi":"10.1007/s12161-024-02695-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12161-024-02695-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Tea beverage is a daily habit around the world. This beverage contains bioactive compounds and elements, such as chlorine (Cl) and fluorine (F), which, in specific concentrations, can lead to risks to consumers' health. This study uses ion chromatography to assess the total and extractable (released into tea infusions) concentrations of Cl and F in tea samples. The total concentration was determined after pyrohydrolysis as a sample preparation procedure optimized by Box-Behnken design. The optimal conditions for sample preparation by pyrohydrolysis were 150 mg of sample, temperature of 850 °C, reaction time of 20 min, and absorbing solution of 50 mmol L<sup>−1</sup> NH<sub>3</sub>. The accuracy of the proposed method assessed through the analysis of certified reference materials demonstrates a good agreement between the determined total analytes concentration and certified values (<i>t</i>-test, 95% confidence level). The precision assessed by RSD was less than 10%, and the obtained limits of detection were 2.3 and 0.2 mg kg<sup>−1</sup> for Cl and F, respectively. These results indicate that the proposed method is suitable for the analysis of tea samples. Tea infusion samples of traditional and herbal teas showed an analyte extractable percentage ranging from 54.7 to 92.3% and 9.9 to 86.1% of the total concentration of Cl and F, respectively. The assessment of the potential risk of F exposure for tea consumers showed that most of the samples tested fall within the recommended limits for safe F intake. The results contribute to food safety by enabling a detailed evaluation of total and extractable Cl and F concentrations in teas.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":561,"journal":{"name":"Food Analytical Methods","volume":"18 1","pages":"27 - 38"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143373195","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Reza Abedi-Firouzjah, Milad Tavassoli, Arezou Khezerlou, Yeganeh Mazaheri, Mahmoud Alizadeh-Sani, Ali Ehsani, Matthew D. Moore
{"title":"Recent Advances in Applications of Aptasensors/Nanomaterials Platform for Food and Biomedical: a Review","authors":"Reza Abedi-Firouzjah, Milad Tavassoli, Arezou Khezerlou, Yeganeh Mazaheri, Mahmoud Alizadeh-Sani, Ali Ehsani, Matthew D. Moore","doi":"10.1007/s12161-024-02693-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12161-024-02693-8","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The development of functional nanomaterials as well as aptamer selection technologies has led to significant advances in the synthesis of nanomaterials, including nanomaterial-based aptamer bioconjugates. Nanomaterials that have been functionalized with aptamers open various avenues for the development of new sensing and imaging devices. This perspective includes several sensitivity enhancement techniques along with a wide range of smart nanomaterials designed for the fabrication of new aptamer-functionalized nanomaterials for use in the detection of food and biomedical contaminants. This review describes the combined strategies for synthesizing nanomaterials that combine aptamers with gold, silica, graphene, and magnetic materials. The applications of these devices in the food and biomedical industries are discussed. Finally, this emerging field is discussed in terms of challenges and opportunities.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":561,"journal":{"name":"Food Analytical Methods","volume":"18 1","pages":"1 - 26"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143373250","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Straightforward Method for Disaccharide Characterization from Transverse Relaxometry Using Low-Field Time-Domain Nuclear Magnetic Resonance","authors":"Afroza Sultana, Ali Asghari, Seddik Khalloufi","doi":"10.1007/s12161-024-02691-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12161-024-02691-w","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The necessity of identifying and quantifying sugars in food processing is endless for maintaining food quality attributes such as color, taste, texture, monitoring regulatory compliance, labeling packages, and maintaining authenticity. Despite available analytical methods for characterizing sugar molecules, the limitations of conventional methods drive researchers to seek more convenient alternatives. This study aimed to characterize common disaccharides such as sucrose, lactose, maltose, and trehalose using a time domain nuclear magnetic resonance (TD-NMR), facilitating a quick, cost-effective, and user-friendly approach. In this experiment, transverse relaxation distribution curve was analyzed for characterizing disaccharides. Two peaks, referred to as the main and secondary peak(s), were observed for all the disaccharides, while a single peak (the main peak) was observed for pure water. Although they have similar molecular formulas and weights, lactose exhibited the longest relaxation time for the secondary peak, followed by trehalose, sucrose, and maltose. This behavior was assumed due to the interaction of sugar molecules with water. The increasing concentration of disaccharide in the solution displayed the leftward shifting of peaks. Maltose showed two secondary peaks, which were not observed in other sugar samples. The NMR showed potential to distinguish disaccharides from unknown powders and solutions by analyzing either the relaxation time of the secondary peak or the ratio of the secondary to the total peak. Moreover, quantification is possible from the standard curves of relaxation time and the combined peak area of the main and secondary peaks with the corresponding sugar concentration. However, it shows challenges in discrimination between α- and β-isomers.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":561,"journal":{"name":"Food Analytical Methods","volume":"17 12","pages":"1770 - 1782"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142600589","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}