Occurrence of 3-methoxytyramine in Cuban honeys

Honey adulteration is a subject of great concern worldwide. The compound 3-methoxytyramine (3-MT) is one of the biomarkers used to determine adulteration or contamination with sugar, syrups, and other products of beetroot (Beta vulgaris) from Amaranthaceae family. However, there is scientific eviden...

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Autores: Cáceres-Hernández, William E., Pérez-Piñeiro, Adolfo, Suárez-Gómez, Dámarys, Baeza-Fonte, Alen N.|||0000-0003-2262-9435
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:299994
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/299994
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1016/j.foodcont.2024.110647
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Amaranthaceae in honey
Beta vulgaris
Honey adulteration
Methoxytyramine determination
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Sumario:Honey adulteration is a subject of great concern worldwide. The compound 3-methoxytyramine (3-MT) is one of the biomarkers used to determine adulteration or contamination with sugar, syrups, and other products of beetroot (Beta vulgaris) from Amaranthaceae family. However, there is scientific evidence of the presence of 3-methoxytyramine in other species of this family, some of which, reported in Cuba. As honey plants, bees use them to carry nectar and pollen to hives to make honey, therefore, there is a possibility to detect 3-methoxytyramine in these samples, not only in Cuban's honeys samples, but also worldwide.