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QUANTIFICATION OF BEESWAX ADULTERANTS VIA FT-IR AND 1H-NMR SPECTROSCOPY
Dr. Antje Stahl
Intertek Food Services GmbH, Bremen, Germany
5th International Symposium on Bee Products, Malta, May 2019
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BEESWAX ADULTERATION AND TESTING - CURRENT STATUS
• Unintended and intended adulterations of beeswax observed
• Paraffins, stearic acid, or tallow
• Impact on health of bee population
• Stearic acid harm bees (Reybroeck, 2018)
• Adulterated comb foundations may impact composition of honey (Svečnjak et al., 2019)
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• Ph. Eur. 9.0
Commission Regulation (EU) No. 231/2012
RAL-GZ 041 (Quality Assurance for Candles)
• Melting point, acid value, saponification value, ester value, total hydrocarbon content […]
• Further testing methods (e.g. GC)
• Most methods demand time, space, and capacity
THE ISSUE THE REGULATIONS & METHODS
adapted from Bernal et al., 2005; unit % of adulteration
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THE PROJECT
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Techniques used
• FT-IR-ATR spectroscopy
• Feasibility already demonstrated (e.g. Maia et al., 2013; Svečnjak et al., 2015)
• Straight-forward approach
• 1H-NMR spectroscopy
• (GC-FID)
Samples
• Beeswaxes: Collaboration partner, routine samples
• Adulterants: Paraffins, stearic acid, palmitic acid, tallow, (carnauba wax)
Statistics
• Partial least squares (PLS) regression models
Validation and accreditation
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QUANTIFICATION OF COMMON BEESWAX ADULTERANTS VIA FT-IR
FT-IR spectrum of an authentic
beeswax sample
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C-H stretching of CH2 & CH3 groups
C=O stretching vibration (ester & free fatty acids)
[…]CH2 scissor deformation
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Authentic beeswax
Stearic acid
Tallow
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SPECTRAL DATA OF AUTHENTIC BEESWAX AND ADULTERANTS (FT-IR)
Paraffin
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SET-UP OF PARTIAL LEAST SQUARES (PLS) REGRESSION MODELS (FT-IR)
Training-set samples
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Authentic beeswaxes ~ 50
Paraffins (2 MPs) 44
Stearic acid 23
Palmitic acid 15
Tallow 35
• GC-FID-checked, additional analyses
conducted
• High diversity (origin, processing)
• 2-fold adulterated samples integrated into statistical models
(stereo-detection possible)
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Tallow
Linearity plots calculated via leave-one-out cross validation
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r² = 0.9958
r² = 0.9980 r² = 0.9953
r² = 0.9993
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ADULTERANT-ASSOCIATED SIGNALS IN THE 1H-NMR SPECTRUM
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Beeswax + 5% tallow (w/w)
Signal distribution of authentic beeswaxes (n=51)
Beeswax + 12% stearic acid (w/w)
ppm ppm
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• Spectral data successfully used for set-up of PLS regression models (paraffin, fatty acids, tallow)
• No stereo-detection of stearic and palmitic acid possible
• Tallow (triacylglycerides) observable in low concentrations
• Quantification limits similar to FT-IR results
• Validation finished
QUANTIFICATION OF ADULTERANTS VIA 1H-NMR - SUMMARY
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FUTURE PROJECT: 1H-NMR FOR DETERMINATION OF GEOGRAPHICAL ORIGIN
Background
• 1H-NMR spectral data used to confirm the geographical origin of honey
• Preliminary results:
• Extension of database and confirmation of preliminary results necessary and in progress
(linear discriminant analysis (LDA))
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FINAL REMARKS
• Both FT-IR and 1H-NMR allow the set-up of PLS regression models for quantification of common beeswax adulterants
• Sensitivity is at least comparable to those obtained by classical wet lab methods
• Accreditation in March 2019 by German accreditation body (DAkkS)
• Official regulations and limits for alternative methods needed
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION
Dr. Antje StahlResearch Associate & Laboratory Supervisor NMR
+49 421 65727 369
IN CASE OF QUESTIONS, FEEL FREE TO ASK
Daniel Schaal NMRDr. James Collins GC-FIDClaudia Mrukwa & Caroline Wendelken