Incidence of patulin in apple juice concentrates produced in Turkey.
A total of 215 apple juice concentrate samples from three different producers in Turkey were analyzed for patulin using reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography. The detection limit of patulin in single strength apple juice at a sugar content of 11.2 degrees Brix was lower than 5 micrograms/l. Patulin was detected in all of the samples analyzed, at concentrations ranging from 7 to 375 micrograms/l. Of the samples, 43.5% were found to exceed a patulin contamination level of 50 microgram/l.
Department of Food Engineering, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
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D001628:Beverages / Q000032:analysis*; D002273:Carcinogens / Q000032:analysis*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D010365:Patulin / Q000032:analysis*; D019685:Rosales / Q000737:chemistry*; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D014421:Turkey
D002273:Carcinogens; D010365:Patulin