60.60 Standard published Nov 27, 2024
CEN
CEN/TC 460 Food Authenticity
European Norm
67.180.10 Sugar and sugar products | 67.180.20 Starch and derived products
Draft
This document specifies a method for the determination of the ratio of stable isotopes of carbon (13C/12C) of sugars contained in honey by using liquid chromatography coupled to an isotope ratio mass spectrometer (LC-IRMS) for compound separation and subsequent determination of the 13C/12C ratio of mono-, di-, and trisaccharides. These ratios can be used to assess honey authenticity by comparing them to guidance values of genuine honey, which have been previously agreed by subject matter experts, as the 13C/12C ratios of sugars of genuine honey and sugars contained in adulterants (syrups made from starch-rich plants or from sugar cane or sugar beet) differ to a certain extent.
The compliance assessment process is not part of this document.
PUBLISHED
EN 17958:2024
60.60
Standard published
Nov 27, 2024
