Journal
FOOD CHEMISTRY
Volume 172, Issue -, Pages 523-527Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2014.09.058
Keywords
Fish; delta C-13; delta N-15; Origin; Traceability
Funding
- Fishery Commercialization Technology Development Program, Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Republic of Korea [1120932]
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Globalisation of seafood and aquaculture products and their convenient marketing worldwide, increases the possibility for the distribution of mislabelled products; thereby, underlining the need to identify their origin. Stable isotope analysis is a promising approach to identify the authenticity and traceability of seafood and aquaculture products. In this investigation, we measured carbon and nitrogen stable isotope ratios (delta C-13 and delta N-15) of three commercial fish, viz. Mackerel, Yellow Croaker and Pollock, originating from various countries. Apart from the species-dependent variation in the isotopic values, marked differences in the delta C-13 and delta N-15 ratios were also observed with respect to the country of origin. This suggests that C and N isotopic signatures could be reliable tools to identify and trace the origin of commercial fish. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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