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Analysis of tabletop sweeteners by liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry: identifying irregularities in commercial products
Igor Forattini Prates Carvalhais Noronha
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
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Create a topicThe use of high intensity sweeteners (HIS) has increased nowadays, due to worries about the consequences of high sugar consumption and weight gain. The active principles of sweeteners are molecules with higher sweetening power than sucrose and a small (or none) caloric contribution. As so, this study aimed to determine some synthetic HIS [saccharin (SAC), cyclamate (CYC), aspartame (ASP), acesulfame-K (ACS) and sucralose (SUC)], and two of the main compounds extracted from Stevia rebaudiana [stevioside (STV) and rebaudioside A (RBD)], used as a natural sweetener, in commercial tabletop sweeteners (n=50).The obtained results were then compared with the information on the product label. Before analysis, solid samples were homogenized, 10,0 mg were weighted in polyethylene tubes and solubilized in 50,0 mL of ultrapure water. For liquid samples, an aliquot of 10,0 μL (approximately 10,0 mg) was transferred to polyethylene tubes and diluted to 50,0 mL. A second dilution was performed to match the concentration of the samples to the calibration curve. Finally, the samples were analyzed by liquid chromatography coupled with sequential mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), using a validated method. Among analyzed samples, 7 (14%) were labeled as natural product, but 3 (43%) of them presented synthetic HIS in their composition. In products which report that they’re a mixture of synthetic and natural sweeteners (n=3, 6% of the samples), the amount of natural sweeteners is much lesser than the synthetic ones. In addition, 8 samples (16%) had informed on their label the content of each HIS in their composition, which has allowed a comparation between the obtained value and the informed one by a t-test. Some irregularities were found, indicating that improvements in quality control of these products are needed.
Gustavo Augusto Assis Faustino
Parabéns pelo trabalho desenvolvido e ao grupo.
Ana Luiza Coeli Cruz Ramos
Parabéns pelo trabalho Igor, pesquisas relacionadas a fraudes em alimentos são muito relevantes e necessárias!
Igor Forattini Prates Carvalhais Noronha
Obrigado! Sim, infelizmente esse tipo de crime é mais comum do que pensamos...
Ricardo Soares
Olá, como vão? Parabéns pelo interessante trabalho!
Igor Forattini Prates Carvalhais Noronha
Olá! Obrigado, que bom que gostou.
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Igor Forattini Prates Carvalhais Noronha
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