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Article

Evaluation of the Strontium Isotope Ratios in Soil–Plant–Fruit: A Comprehensive Study on Vignola Cherry (Ciliegia di Vignola PGI)

by
Lisa Lancellotti
1,
Veronica D’Eusanio
2,3,
Daniela Manzini
1,
Caterina Durante
2,
Andrea Marchetti
2,3,* and
Lorenzo Tassi
2,3
1
Centro Interdipartimentale Grandi Strumenti (CIGS), University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via G. Campi 213/A, 41125 Modena, Italy
2
Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via G. Campi 103, 41125 Modena, Italy
3
National Interuniversity Consortium of Materials Science and Technology (INSTM), 50121 Firenze, Italy
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Foods 2025, 14(9), 1492; https://doi.org/10.3390/foods14091492
Submission received: 2 April 2025 / Revised: 22 April 2025 / Accepted: 23 April 2025 / Published: 24 April 2025
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Technologies in Agricultural Product Quality Control and Traceability)
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Abstract

This study investigates the potential of strontium isotopes as a geographical tracer for Vignola cherries. Despite several studies having employed this indicator to trace the origin of food products, the mechanisms underlying the fractionation and translocation of strontium from soil to edible parts remain poorly understood. In this study, the 91Zr/90Zr ratio was used as a normalization pair to correct measurements of 87Sr/86Sr and 88Sr/86Sr (δ88Sr). Soil, cherry branches, and fruit samples were collected from various producers and locations. Isotopic analyses were carried out using a double-focusing multi-collector–inductively coupled plasma/mass spectrometer (MC-ICP/MS). External correction was applied using the 91Zr/90Zr ratio, assuming both equal and different fractionation factors for Sr and Zr isotopes. Results from both correction models showed improved accuracy by accounting for fluctuations in instrumental mass bias. Regarding the translocation of strontium, the data indicate an increase in 88Sr of approximately 0.2‰ from soil to plant tissue. This trend was consistent across all sampled locations.
Keywords: mass dependent fractionation; MC-HR-ICP/MS; strontium isotope ratios; Vignola PGI Cherry; geographic traceability mass dependent fractionation; MC-HR-ICP/MS; strontium isotope ratios; Vignola PGI Cherry; geographic traceability

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Lancellotti, L.; D’Eusanio, V.; Manzini, D.; Durante, C.; Marchetti, A.; Tassi, L. Evaluation of the Strontium Isotope Ratios in Soil–Plant–Fruit: A Comprehensive Study on Vignola Cherry (Ciliegia di Vignola PGI). Foods 2025, 14, 1492. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods14091492

AMA Style

Lancellotti L, D’Eusanio V, Manzini D, Durante C, Marchetti A, Tassi L. Evaluation of the Strontium Isotope Ratios in Soil–Plant–Fruit: A Comprehensive Study on Vignola Cherry (Ciliegia di Vignola PGI). Foods. 2025; 14(9):1492. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods14091492

Chicago/Turabian Style

Lancellotti, Lisa, Veronica D’Eusanio, Daniela Manzini, Caterina Durante, Andrea Marchetti, and Lorenzo Tassi. 2025. "Evaluation of the Strontium Isotope Ratios in Soil–Plant–Fruit: A Comprehensive Study on Vignola Cherry (Ciliegia di Vignola PGI)" Foods 14, no. 9: 1492. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods14091492

APA Style

Lancellotti, L., D’Eusanio, V., Manzini, D., Durante, C., Marchetti, A., & Tassi, L. (2025). Evaluation of the Strontium Isotope Ratios in Soil–Plant–Fruit: A Comprehensive Study on Vignola Cherry (Ciliegia di Vignola PGI). Foods, 14(9), 1492. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods14091492

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