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The determination of the repeatability (r) and reproducibility (R) of the (
C-13/C-12) measurement in sugars and organic acids contained in different f
ruit juices was conducted on an international basis involving 17 laboratori
es. The mean values of r parts per thousand (R parts per thousand) for acid
s and sugars are, respectively, equal to 0.58 (1.75) and 0.34 (0.71) and th
e relatively large values observed for R of acid determinations are related
to the preparation step. However, the least significant difference compute
d for several pairs of natural and spiked juices indicate that the C-13 met
hod can be applied for detecting fruit juice adulteration. (C) 1999 Elsevie
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