Naslov
Determination of phthalates in plum spirit and their occurrence during plum spirit production

Autori
Jurica, Karlo ; Brčić Karačonji, Irena ; Lasić, Dario ; Vukić Lušić, Darija ; Anić Jurica, Sonja ; Lušić, Dražen

Izvornik
Acta alimentaria (0139-3006) 45 (2016), 1; 141-148

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
phthalates; plum spirit; gas chromatography-mass spectrometry; distillation

Sažetak
Phthalates are ubiquitous environmental contaminants which, due to their lipophilicity, migrate more readily into beverages with higher ethanol content. The aim of this work was to study the occurrence of phthalates in samples during the plum spirit production and in the final product, plum spirit manufactured by registered producers from five European countries using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). A decreasing trend of mean values was observed for diethyl phthalate (DEP), di-iso-butyl phthalate (DiBP), and di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP) as the distillation process went on. Levels of benzyl-butyl phthalate (BBP) and di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) increased in the distillation phase compared to concentrations in the preceding phases. In commercial plum spirits, DEHP and DiBP were detected in the highest concentrations. Results also indicated that a moderate daily consumption of plum spirit does not pose a health risk regarding the Tolerable Daily Intake of BBP, DEHP and DBP.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kemija, Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita, Prehrambena tehnologija

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