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The apples of Red Delicious are round fruits that have red colour when ripe according to which they are named. They can be eaten fresh, but also can be processed into a variety of processed products including apple juice. In order to grow or obtain better yield of a good quality apples, pesticides are usually used to protect apple trees, but they can adversely affect human health, therefore, some precautions should be taken when these chemicals are used as food contact materials. This study summarizes the presence of chlorpyrifos pesticide residues in apples that are prepared by different methods including mechanical treatments, fresh, washed, peeled as well as heat treatment of apples when prepared into an apple juice. For this purpose, the QuEChERS (Quick, Easy, Cheap, Effective, Rugged and Safe) method was used for residue extraction in apple samples after different methods of preparation, and their analyses were performed by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). The concentration of the pesticide chlorpyrifos in different samples of apples was in the range of less than 0.0005 mg.kg−1 to 0.00348 mg.kg−1. This study provides a conclusion that all samples of apples are safe for consumption while the peeling method and heat treatment are the most efficient in reduction of chlorpyrifos content in the final products.
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The apples of Red Delicious are round fruits that have red colour when ripe according to which they are named. They can be eaten fresh, but also can be processed into a variety of processed products including apple juice. In order to grow or obtain better yield of a good quality apples, pesticides are usually used to protect apple trees, but they can adversely affect human health, therefore, some precautions should be taken when these chemicals are used as food contact materials. This study summarizes the presence of chlorpyrifos pesticide residues in apples that are prepared by different methods including mechanical treatments, fresh, washed, peeled as well as heat treatment of apples when prepared into an apple juice. For this purpose, the QuEChERS (Quick, Easy, Cheap, Effective, Rugged and Safe) method was used for residue extraction in apple samples after different methods of preparation, and their analyses were performed by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). The concentration of the pesticide chlorpyrifos in different samples of apples was in the range of less than 0.0005 mg.kg−1 to 0.00348 mg.kg−1. This study provides a conclusion that all samples of apples are safe for consumption while the peeling method and heat treatment are the most efficient in reduction of chlorpyrifos content in the final products.

The impact of apple preparation on the content of chlorpyrifos pesticide residues in the final products

“St. Kliment Ohridski” University – Bitola

Acta Horticulturae et Regiotecturae

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The apples of Red Delicious are round fruits that have red colour when ripe according to which they are named. They can be eaten fresh, but also can be...

The impact of apple preparation on the content of chlorpyrifos pesticide residues in the final products

Published Online: Dec 02, 2021

Page range: 134 - 140

Received: Jun 26, 2021

Accepted: Sep 24, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ahr-2021-0035

Keywords
apple, chlorpyrifos, apple juice, processing factor, food safety

© 2021 Aleksandar Dimoski et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The impact of apple preparation on the content of chlorpyrifos pesticide residues in the final products

Published Online: Dec 02, 2021

Page range: 134 - 140

Received: Jun 26, 2021

Accepted: Sep 24, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ahr-2021-0035

Keywordsapple, chlorpyrifos, apple juice, processing factor, food safety

© 2021 Aleksandar Dimoski et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
apple, chlorpyrifos, apple juice, processing factor, food safety