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Interlaboratory exercise for the analysis of carotenoids and related compounds ...
Villacís-Chiriboga, José; Jacobs, Griet; Van Camp, John; Elst, Kathy; Ruales, Jenny; Marcillo-Parra, Verónica; Volker, Böhmg; Bunea, AndreaAn interlaboratory comparison was done for the analysis of carotenoids in freeze-dried mango. The study was performed from July to September 2018. Mango fruit was freeze-dried, homogenized, and packaged under vacuum conditions in portions of 6 g (test sample). Two test samples were sent to the participating laboratories for analysis. Laboratory results were rated using Z-scores in accordance with ISO 13528 and ...
The first harmonised total diet study in Portugal: Nitrate occurrence and expos...
Vasco, Elsa; Graça Dias, M.; Oliveira, LuísaA harmonised TDS methodology was used to assess the Portuguese population’s nitrate baseline dietary exposure and the risk of exceeding the Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI). Nitrate occurrence in 164 TDS samples pooled based on 20 FoodEx2 groups, representative of 18 to 75 years old population diet, was determined using UV-HPLC. The ‘vegetables’ group had the highest mean nitrate concentration (353 mg/kg), followe...