PMID- 29201055 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20201001 IS - 1687-8760 (Print) IS - 1687-8779 (Electronic) IS - 1687-8760 (Linking) VI - 2017 DP - 2017 TI - Comparison of Attenuated Total Reflectance Mid-Infrared, Near Infrared, and (1)H-Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopies for the Determination of Coffee's Geographical Origin. PG - 7210463 LID - 10.1155/2017/7210463 [doi] LID - 7210463 AB - The sensorial properties of Colombian coffee are renowned worldwide, which is reflected in its market value. This raises the threat of fraud by adulteration using coffee grains from other countries, thus creating a demand for robust and cost-effective methods for the determination of geographical origin of coffee samples. Spectroscopic techniques such as Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), near infrared (NIR), and mid-infrared (mIR) have arisen as strong candidates for the task. Although a body of work exists that reports on their individual performances, a faithful comparison has not been established yet. We evaluated the performance of (1)H-NMR, Attenuated Total Reflectance mIR (ATR-mIR), and NIR applied to fraud detection in Colombian coffee. For each technique, we built classification models for discrimination by species (C. arabica versus C. canephora (or robusta)) and by origin (Colombia versus other C. arabica) using a common set of coffee samples. All techniques successfully discriminated samples by species, as expected. Regarding origin determination, ATR-mIR and (1)H-NMR showed comparable capacity to discriminate Colombian coffee samples, while NIR fell short by comparison. In conclusion, ATR-mIR, a less common technique in the field of coffee adulteration and fraud detection, emerges as a strong candidate, faster and with lower cost compared to (1)H-NMR and more discriminating compared to NIR. FAU - Medina, Jessica AU - Medina J AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-6123-3068 AD - Chemistry Department, Universidad del Valle, AA 25360, Cali, Colombia. FAU - Caro Rodriguez, Diana AU - Caro Rodriguez D AD - Institut de Police Scientifique, Ecole des Sciences Criminelles, Universite de Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland. FAU - Arana, Victoria A AU - Arana VA AD - Grupo de Investigacion Ciencias, Educacion y Tecnologia-CETIC, Programa de Quimica, Facultad de Ciencias Basicas, Universidad del Atlantico, Km 7 Antigua Via Puerto Colombia, Barranquilla, Atlantico, Colombia. FAU - Bernal, Andres AU - Bernal A AD - Chemistry Department, Universidad del Valle, AA 25360, Cali, Colombia. AD - Departamento de Ciencias Basicas, Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Bogota, Colombia. FAU - Esseiva, Pierre AU - Esseiva P AD - Institut de Police Scientifique, Ecole des Sciences Criminelles, Universite de Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland. FAU - Wist, Julien AU - Wist J AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-3416-2572 AD - Chemistry Department, Universidad del Valle, AA 25360, Cali, Colombia. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20171101 PL - Egypt TA - Int J Anal Chem JT - International journal of analytical chemistry JID - 101519424 PMC - PMC5672123 EDAT- 2017/12/05 06:00 MHDA- 2017/12/05 06:01 PMCR- 2017/11/01 CRDT- 2017/12/05 06:00 PHST- 2017/04/03 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/08/01 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2017/08/30 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/12/05 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/12/05 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/12/05 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2017/11/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1155/2017/7210463 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Int J Anal Chem. 2017;2017:7210463. doi: 10.1155/2017/7210463. Epub 2017 Nov 1.