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    Use of NMR for the Analysis and Quantification of the Sugar Composition in Fresh and Store-Bought Fruit Juices
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    • Yolanda Navarro
      Yolanda Navarro
      Área de Química Orgánica, Research Centre Ciaimbital, Universidad de Almería, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, 04120 Almería, Spain
    • Raquel Soengas*
      Raquel Soengas
      Área de Química Orgánica, Research Centre Ciaimbital, Universidad de Almería, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, 04120 Almería, Spain
      *Email: [email protected]
    • María José Iglesias
      María José Iglesias
      Área de Química Orgánica, Research Centre Ciaimbital, Universidad de Almería, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, 04120 Almería, Spain
    • Fernando López Ortiz
      Fernando López Ortiz
      Área de Química Orgánica, Research Centre Ciaimbital, Universidad de Almería, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, 04120 Almería, Spain
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    Journal of Chemical Education

    Cite this: J. Chem. Educ. 2020, 97, 3, 831–837
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    https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.9b00651
    Published February 12, 2020
    Copyright © 2020 American Chemical Society and Division of Chemical Education, Inc.

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    NMR spectroscopy is traditionally taught to students during Organic Chemistry as a tool used for the determination of structures after synthesis. However, modern NMR spectroscopy has many important applications beyond structure elucidation, including molecular profiling of complex mixtures as biofluids and food samples. In this experiment, students collect a series of nonselective and selective 1D NMR spectra of natural and supermarket fruit juices and are asked to identify and quantify the sugars present. For the quantitative analysis of the juices, the students must use the ERETIC2 (electronic reference to access in vivo concentrations 2) method embedded in the NMR software.

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    Journal of Chemical Education

    Cite this: J. Chem. Educ. 2020, 97, 3, 831–837
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    https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.9b00651
    Published February 12, 2020
    Copyright © 2020 American Chemical Society and Division of Chemical Education, Inc.

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