Validação de métodos para detecção da adição de suco de maçã em sucos de uva

Abstract

Due to the increased consumption of grape juice, quality control is a reality in every country producers and consumers of this product. The most common form of adulteration is by substitution with apple juice. The adulterated samples can be identified by specific analyzes, as apple juice has some compounds that the grape does not have or has in small amounts, as phlorizin and sorbitol. Therefore, analytical methods capable of identifying the composition of grape juices and determine its authenticity are needed to ensure effective control of the quality of the grape juices. For this reason, the present study aimed to validate the analytical methods of phlorizin and sorbitol to detect addition of apple juice in grape juice. Initially, the methods were validated for the analysis of phlorizin and sorbitol, carried out in liquid chromatography. After validation of the methods, tests were conducted additions of apple juice cultivars Gala and Fugi in grape juices from cultivars Concord, Isabel and Bordô, and were analyzed grape and apple commercial juices. All grape juices show that high concentrations of sorbitol also showed high concentration of phlorizin. Through this study, it was observed that the methods of phlorizin and sorbitol are effective to detect the addition of apple juice grape juice.