Research Article

Advantageous Extraction, Cleanup, and UHPLC-MS/MS Detection of Patulin Mycotoxin in Dietary Supplements and Herbal Blends Containing Hawberry from Crataegus spp.

Table 1

Characteristic data of the studied 41 products and samples containing hawberry (hawthorn fruit).

No.SampleSpecies of Crataegus spp.ProducerProvince of PolandComposition

Group I: single-component commercial dietary supplements
1K1C. monogyna/C. laevigataFlosLodzkieHawberry (hawthorn fruit)
2K17Dary naturyPodlaskie
3K24Natur-vitSwietokrzyskie
4K26KawonWielkopolskie
5K28Dary naturyPodlaskie
6G1KawonWielkopolskie
7G2KawonWielkopolskie
8G3KawonWielkopolskie
9G4FlosLodzkie
10G5FlosLodzkie
11G6Dary naturyPodlaskie
12G27FlosLodzkie
13G14Skarby naturyLubuskie
14G15Internet saleNo data

Group IA: multicomponent commercial herbal blends
15K23C. monogyna/C. laevigataHerbapolMalopolskieHawberry (40%), lemon balm leaf (30%), lavender flower (15%), horsetail herbx
16G7BifixLodzkieHawberry (40%), apple fruitx, chokeberry fruitx, hibiscus flowerx, citric acidx
17G13MalwaLubuskieHawberry (51%), hibiscus flowerx, hawthorn inflorescencex, rose hipx
18K14HerbapolMalopolskieHawberry (60%), elderberry fruit (18%), hibiscus flower (17%), mallow flower (5%)
19K18HerbapolMalopolskieHawberry (61%), elderberry fruit (18%), hibiscus flower (17%), mallow flower (4%)
20K19BifixLodzkieHawberry (40%), applex, chokeberry fruitx, hibiscus flowerx, concentrate of chokeberry fruitx, citric acidx

Group II: naturally dried at 20°C, freshly harvested hawberry
21G23C. laevigataOjcówaMalopolskieHawberry
22G24C. laevigataOjcówaMalopolskieHawberry
23G25C. laevigataOjcówaMalopolskieHawberry
24G26C. rhipidophyllaOjcówbMalopolskieHawberry
25G27C. rhipidophyllaOjcówaMalopolskieHawberry
26G28C. rhipidophyllaOjcówaMalopolskieHawberry

Group III: frozen at −20°C, freshly harvested hawberry
27F1C. monogynaFordon 1cKujawsko-PomorskieHawberry
28F2Fordon 1c
29F3Fordon 1c
30F4Fordon 1c
31F5Fordon 1c
32F6Fordon 1c
33F7Fordon 1c
34F8Fordon 1c
35F9Fordon 1c
36F10Fordon 1c
37F11Fordon 1c
38F12Fordon 2d
39F13Fordon 2e
40F14Fordon 2f
41F15Bartodziejeg

Notes. xNot defined content. a–gGeographical coordinates for location: a,b50°12′37.4″N, 19°48′49.0″E (radius of 2 km); c53°09′52.7″N, 18°09′07.3″E (radius of 200 m); d53°09′46.1″N, 18°09′50.4″E; e53°09′36.9″N, 18°09′59.9″E; f53°09′22.9″N, 18°09′13.2″E; g53°07′29.5″N, 18°02′29.4″E.