Screening method for the detection of artificial colours in saffron using derivative UV-Vis spectrometry after precipitation of crocetin. 2005

A Zalacain, and S A Ordoudi, and I Blázquez, and E M Díaz-Plaza, and M Carmona, and M Z Tsimidou, and G L Alonso
Cátedra de Química Agrícola, ETSI Agrónomos, Universidad Castilla-La Mancha, Campus Universitario, Albacete, Spain.

A screening method for the detection of artificial colours (naphthol yellow, tartrazine, quinoline yellow, Sunset yellow, Allura red, amaranth, azorubine, Ponceau 4R and Red 2G) in saffron is described. The method involves removal of crocins by precipitation of crocetin (pH 0.1, 90 degrees C) before adsorption of the artificial colours on polyamide SPE cartridges (pH 2). After washing with methanol, acetone and methanol, elution was done with a methanol:ammonia solution (95:5 v/v), and detection was performed by derivative spectrometry. Sample pretreatment changes the UV-Vis saffron extract profile in such a way that second derivative spectra can be used to identify the presence of added colours. Erythrosine, which was found to be pH dependent, could not be detected under the above conditions. The lowest detectable amount for each colour was strongly dependent on chemical structure. The recovery of carminic acid was very low possibly due to irreversible retention on the polyamide. This procedure can replace the current ISO TLC method (2003) and be used alternatively or in combination with HPLC procedures adopted in the same standard.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D011232 Chemical Precipitation The formation of a solid in a solution as a result of a chemical reaction or the aggregation of soluble substances into complexes large enough to fall out of solution. Precipitation, Chemical
D002338 Carotenoids The general name for a group of fat-soluble pigments found in green, yellow, and leafy vegetables, and yellow fruits. They are aliphatic hydrocarbons containing 4 terpene subunits. Carotenes,Carotenoid,Tetraterpene Derivatives,Tetraterpenes,Carotene,Derivatives, Tetraterpene
D003212 Condiments Aromatic substances added to food before or after cooking to enhance its flavor. These are usually of vegetable origin. Salad Dressing,Condiment,Dressing, Salad,Dressings, Salad,Salad Dressings
D005505 Food Coloring Agents Natural or synthetic dyes used as coloring agents in processed foods. Coloring Agents, Food,Food Colorants,Agents, Food Coloring,Colorants, Food
D005506 Food Contamination The presence in food of harmful, unpalatable, or otherwise objectionable foreign substances, e.g. chemicals, microorganisms or diluents, before, during, or after processing or storage. Food Adulteration,Adulteration, Food,Adulterations, Food,Contamination, Food,Contaminations, Food,Food Adulterations,Food Contaminations
D006863 Hydrogen-Ion Concentration The normality of a solution with respect to HYDROGEN ions; H+. It is related to acidity measurements in most cases by pH pH,Concentration, Hydrogen-Ion,Concentrations, Hydrogen-Ion,Hydrogen Ion Concentration,Hydrogen-Ion Concentrations
D006868 Hydrolysis The process of cleaving a chemical compound by the addition of a molecule of water.
D000975 Antioxidants Naturally occurring or synthetic substances that inhibit or retard oxidation reactions. They counteract the damaging effects of oxidation in animal tissues. Anti-Oxidant,Antioxidant,Antioxidant Activity,Endogenous Antioxidant,Endogenous Antioxidants,Anti-Oxidant Effect,Anti-Oxidant Effects,Anti-Oxidants,Antioxidant Effect,Antioxidant Effects,Activity, Antioxidant,Anti Oxidant,Anti Oxidant Effect,Anti Oxidant Effects,Anti Oxidants,Antioxidant, Endogenous,Antioxidants, Endogenous
D013057 Spectrum Analysis The measurement of the amplitude of the components of a complex waveform throughout the frequency range of the waveform. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed) Spectroscopy,Analysis, Spectrum,Spectrometry
D014466 Ultraviolet Rays That portion of the electromagnetic spectrum immediately below the visible range and extending into the x-ray frequencies. The longer wavelengths (near-UV or biotic or vital rays) are necessary for the endogenous synthesis of vitamin D and are also called antirachitic rays; the shorter, ionizing wavelengths (far-UV or abiotic or extravital rays) are viricidal, bactericidal, mutagenic, and carcinogenic and are used as disinfectants. Actinic Rays,Black Light, Ultraviolet,UV Light,UV Radiation,Ultra-Violet Rays,Ultraviolet Light,Ultraviolet Radiation,Actinic Ray,Light, UV,Light, Ultraviolet,Radiation, UV,Radiation, Ultraviolet,Ray, Actinic,Ray, Ultra-Violet,Ray, Ultraviolet,Ultra Violet Rays,Ultra-Violet Ray,Ultraviolet Black Light,Ultraviolet Black Lights,Ultraviolet Radiations,Ultraviolet Ray

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