The volatile compounds of saffron of different origins were investigated to check their suitability as markers of geographic differentiation. A total of 247 saffron samples from Greece (40 samples), Iran (84 samples), Italy (60 samples) and Spain (63 samples) which were harvested in 2006 were analysed using ultrasound-assisted extraction, gas chromatography followed by mass spectrometry and flame ionisation. All regions were easily differentiated by canonical discriminant analysis. The percentages of correct classification and validation were 96.4 and 94.3%, respectively. These investigations showed the potential of saffron volatiles to discriminate saffron samples with different geographical origins.

Anastasaki, E., Kanakis, C., Pappas, C., Maggi, L., Del Campo, C. P., Carmona, M., Alonso, G. L., Polissiou, M., Geographical differentiation of saffron by GC-MS/FID and chemometrics, <<EUROPEAN FOOD RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY>>, 2009; 229 (6): 899-905. [doi:10.1007/s00217-009-1125-x] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/28889]

Geographical differentiation of saffron by GC-MS/FID and chemometrics

Maggi, Luana;
2009

Abstract

The volatile compounds of saffron of different origins were investigated to check their suitability as markers of geographic differentiation. A total of 247 saffron samples from Greece (40 samples), Iran (84 samples), Italy (60 samples) and Spain (63 samples) which were harvested in 2006 were analysed using ultrasound-assisted extraction, gas chromatography followed by mass spectrometry and flame ionisation. All regions were easily differentiated by canonical discriminant analysis. The percentages of correct classification and validation were 96.4 and 94.3%, respectively. These investigations showed the potential of saffron volatiles to discriminate saffron samples with different geographical origins.
2009
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Anastasaki, E., Kanakis, C., Pappas, C., Maggi, L., Del Campo, C. P., Carmona, M., Alonso, G. L., Polissiou, M., Geographical differentiation of saffron by GC-MS/FID and chemometrics, <<EUROPEAN FOOD RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY>>, 2009; 229 (6): 899-905. [doi:10.1007/s00217-009-1125-x] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/28889]
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