Gehalte an stabilen Sauerstoff-Isotopen in Wasser von Apfelsaftkonzentrat als Kriterium für den Nachweis einer Zuckerung

Using a modified method for the determination of the¹⁸O/¹⁶O ratio in water the δ¹⁸O values for authentic apple juice concentrates (70 °Brix) of known origin, for industrially produced invert sugar syrups, for commercial apple juice concentrates, and for spiked apple juice concentrates have been measured. The δ¹⁸O values for the authentic apple juice concentrates were correlated to the δ¹⁸O values of the related pressed (single strenght) apple juices and to the sugar content of the concentrates in °Brix. The results for the samples were compared to and evaluated together with the δ¹³C values for the sugars. Concluding from the results, a minimum value for authentic apple juice concentrate of 0 to 1%., depending on the regional origin of the material, is suggested, while the determination of the δ¹⁸O value of apple juice concentrate is preferably used in addition to the already well known methods on the basis of stable isotope measurement.