Rapid fingerprinting and classification of extra virgin olive oil by microjet sampling and extractive electrospray ionization mass spectrometry

Analyst. 2010 Apr;135(4):773-8. doi: 10.1039/b924156f. Epub 2010 Feb 12.

Abstract

Microjet sampling in combination with extractive electrospray ionization (EESI) mass spectrometry (MS) was applied to the rapid characterization and classification of extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) without any sample pretreatment. When modifying the composition of the primary ESI spray solvent, mass spectra of an identical EVOO sample showed differences. This demonstrates the capability of this technique to extract molecules with varying polarities, hence generating rich molecular information of the EVOO. Moreover, with the aid of microjet sampling, compounds of different volatilities (e.g.E-2-hexenal, trans-trans-2,4-heptadienal, tyrosol and caffeic acid) could be sampled simultaneously. EVOO data was also compared with that of other edible oils. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) was performed to discriminate EVOO and EVOO adulterated with edible oils. Microjet sampling EESI-MS was found to be a simple, rapid (less than 2 min analysis time per sample) and powerful method to obtain MS fingerprints of EVOO without requiring any complicated sample pretreatment steps.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aldehydes / chemistry
  • Alkadienes / chemistry
  • Caffeic Acids / chemistry
  • Olive Oil
  • Phenylethyl Alcohol / analogs & derivatives
  • Phenylethyl Alcohol / chemistry
  • Plant Oils / chemistry*
  • Plant Oils / classification
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization / methods*

Substances

  • Aldehydes
  • Alkadienes
  • Caffeic Acids
  • Olive Oil
  • Plant Oils
  • 4-hydroxyphenylethanol
  • 2-hexenal
  • Phenylethyl Alcohol
  • caffeic acid
  • 2,4-heptadienal