title: Raman spectroscopy in determination of horse meat content in the mixture with other meats.
abstract: A new method based on FT-Raman measurements that allows to determine the content of horse meat in its mixture with beef has been proposed. In the analysis of the Raman spectra of the meat mixtures, the integral intensity ratios of the 937/1003, 879/1003, 856/1003, 829/1003, and 480/1003cm(-1) pairs of bands have been determined the intensities of which were related to the reference intensity of the band at 1003cm(-1). The reasonable results that show good fitting between the spectroscopic parameters and chemical content of the studied samples have been obtained. The analytical equations between these parameters have been proposed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry and Food Technology, Wrocław University of Economics, Komandorska 118/120 Str., 53-345 Wrocław, Poland. Electronic address: adam.zajac@ue.wroc.pl.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zając
authors.affiliation: Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry and Food Technology, Wrocław University of Economics, Komandorska 118/120 Str., 53-345 Wrocław, Poland; Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 1410, 50-950 Wrocław, Poland.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hanuza
authors.affiliation: Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry and Food Technology, Wrocław University of Economics, Komandorska 118/120 Str., 53-345 Wrocław, Poland.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dymińska
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D005506:Food Contamination; D008460:Meat / Q000032:analysis*; D013059:Spectrum Analysis, Raman / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Horse and bovine meat mixture; Horse meat content; Raman spectra