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XRF analysis searching for fingerprint elemental profile in south-eastern Sicily tomatoes

The implementation of analytical techniques able to certify food quality and origin in a fast and non-destructive way is becoming a widespread need in the agri-food sector. Among the physical non-destructive techniques, X-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectrometry is often used to analyze the elemental com...

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Autores principales: Panebianco, Salvina, Pellegriti, Maria Grazia, Finocchiaro, Claudio, Musumarra, Agatino, Barone, Germana, Caggiani, Maria Cristina, Cirvilleri, Gabriella, Lanzafame, Gabriele, Pulvirenti, Alfredo, Scordino, Agata, Mazzoleni, Paolo
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Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10447457/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37612357
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-40124-6
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author Panebianco, Salvina
Pellegriti, Maria Grazia
Finocchiaro, Claudio
Musumarra, Agatino
Barone, Germana
Caggiani, Maria Cristina
Cirvilleri, Gabriella
Lanzafame, Gabriele
Pulvirenti, Alfredo
Scordino, Agata
Mazzoleni, Paolo
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Pellegriti, Maria Grazia
Finocchiaro, Claudio
Musumarra, Agatino
Barone, Germana
Caggiani, Maria Cristina
Cirvilleri, Gabriella
Lanzafame, Gabriele
Pulvirenti, Alfredo
Scordino, Agata
Mazzoleni, Paolo
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description The implementation of analytical techniques able to certify food quality and origin in a fast and non-destructive way is becoming a widespread need in the agri-food sector. Among the physical non-destructive techniques, X-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectrometry is often used to analyze the elemental composition of biological samples. In this study, X-ray fluorescence (XRF) elemental profiles were measured on tomato samples belonging to different geographical areas in Sicily (Italy). The purpose of this investigation was aiming to establish a protocol for in-situ measurement and analysis able to provide quality assessment and traceability of PGI agri-food products, specifically sustaining health safety and self qualifying bio-chemical signature. In detail, sampling was performed in one of the most tomato productive area of south-eastern Sicily (Pachino district), characterised by a relative higher amount of Organic Carbon and Cation Exchange Capacity, and compared with samples from other growing areas of Sicily, falling in Ragusa province and Mt. Etna region. Experimental data were analyzed in the framework of multivariate analysis by using principal component analysis and further validated by discriminant analysis. The results show the presence of specific elemental signatures associated to several characterizing elements. This methodology establishes the possibility to disentangle a clear fingerprint pattern associated to the geographical origin of an agri-food product.
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spelling pubmed-104474572023-08-25 XRF analysis searching for fingerprint elemental profile in south-eastern Sicily tomatoes Panebianco, Salvina Pellegriti, Maria Grazia Finocchiaro, Claudio Musumarra, Agatino Barone, Germana Caggiani, Maria Cristina Cirvilleri, Gabriella Lanzafame, Gabriele Pulvirenti, Alfredo Scordino, Agata Mazzoleni, Paolo Sci Rep Article The implementation of analytical techniques able to certify food quality and origin in a fast and non-destructive way is becoming a widespread need in the agri-food sector. Among the physical non-destructive techniques, X-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectrometry is often used to analyze the elemental composition of biological samples. In this study, X-ray fluorescence (XRF) elemental profiles were measured on tomato samples belonging to different geographical areas in Sicily (Italy). The purpose of this investigation was aiming to establish a protocol for in-situ measurement and analysis able to provide quality assessment and traceability of PGI agri-food products, specifically sustaining health safety and self qualifying bio-chemical signature. In detail, sampling was performed in one of the most tomato productive area of south-eastern Sicily (Pachino district), characterised by a relative higher amount of Organic Carbon and Cation Exchange Capacity, and compared with samples from other growing areas of Sicily, falling in Ragusa province and Mt. Etna region. Experimental data were analyzed in the framework of multivariate analysis by using principal component analysis and further validated by discriminant analysis. The results show the presence of specific elemental signatures associated to several characterizing elements. This methodology establishes the possibility to disentangle a clear fingerprint pattern associated to the geographical origin of an agri-food product. Nature Publishing Group UK 2023-08-23 /pmc/articles/PMC10447457/ /pubmed/37612357 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-40124-6 Text en © The Author(s) 2023 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article’s Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) .
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Lanzafame, Gabriele
Pulvirenti, Alfredo
Scordino, Agata
Mazzoleni, Paolo
XRF analysis searching for fingerprint elemental profile in south-eastern Sicily tomatoes
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37612357
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-40124-6
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