Determination of Juice Authenticity: Imitation and Adulteration

Importance of Fruit Juice Authenticity Determination

What is Authenticity?

Authenticity or authenticity, also defined as food authenticity, refers to the preservation of the specificity of foods in terms of regionality or content within the scope of relevant regulations and legal requirements. Fruit juice, one of the foods subject to food fraud, can be subject to deliberate and conscious substitution, addition or misrepresentation for economic gain.

Fruit Juice Counterfeiting

Trust in the producer is important for juice consumers. Authenticity or authenticity testing is carried out to prevent the consumption of counterfeit or mislabeled products and consumer deception. There are fruit juices on supermarket shelves that claim to be made from apples, apricots, carrots, cherries, oranges and various other fruits. The fruit ratios of fruit juices consumed by adults and children play an important role in label claims.

Within the scope of the TGK Communiqué on Fruit Juices and Similar Products, categorization is primarily based on the fruit ratio. Categorization according to the amount of fruit present is as follows:

• Fruit juice: 100% fruit content
• Fruit nectar: 25-50% fruit rate
• Fruit drink: 10-24% fruit
• Fruit-flavored beverage: 0-9% fruit

Fruit Juice Authenticity Determination

With these analysis studies, it is aimed to prevent counterfeiting and adulteration, measure producer reliability and protect consumer rights. Authenticity should be checked for the suitability of the fruit juice in terms of content and current regulations and the accuracy of the label information, ensuring consumer confidence, which is the first objective. The food sector is an area susceptible to counterfeiting and adulteration. In order to prevent this situation, the authorities prepare regulations and carry out inspections.

Fraud in fruit juices;

• Intentional addition of additives
• Adulteration with additions such as sugar, water, syrup
• Misrepresentation

At the same time, the authenticity of claims such as “No added sugar”, “Not from concentrate” on the label should also be questioned and the manufacturer must have proven it by analysis and testing in third-party, accredited laboratories.

As Nanolab Laboratories Group, we serve with our expert and authorized team on Fruit Juice Authenticity Determination. At the same time We also provide services in the determination of fruit ratio in fruit juice, you can visit our website for detailed information.

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