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High-Performance Thin-Layer Chromatography Analysis of Saccharin in Foods and Beverages

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A simple, accurate, and inexpensive high-performance thin-layer chromatography (HPTLC) method has been established for analysis of saccharin in foodstuffs, for example cola drinks, lemon juices, betel nut powder, mouth fresheners, ice candy, and tabletop sweeteners. Chromatography was performed on silica-gel 60 F254 plates with chloroform-methanol-acetic acid 64:35:1 or acetone-isopropanol-acetic acid 60:39:1 as mobile phases. The bands corresponding to the saccharin were scanned in absorbance mode at 230 nm. The calibration plot showed peak area was a linear function of concentration over the range 250–1250 ng µL−1. The relationship between peak area and the amount of saccharin was evaluated by linear regression analysis. The limits of detection and quantification of saccharin were 40 and 130 ng, respectively. Mean recovery from spiked samples was 102.3% for cola drinks and 98.8% for lemon juices. Relative standard deviation (RSD) for cola drinks, lemon juices, ice candy, mouth freshener, betel nut powders, and tabletop sweeteners were 2.1, 4.2, 3.4, 3.0, 4.9, and 4.1%, respectively. The procedure was validated for analysis of saccharin in these food products.

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  1. Central Forensic Science Laboratory, Directorate of Forensic Science, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, Ramanthapur, Hyderabad, 500 013, India

    Mohd Idris, Seema Srivastava & Sudhir Kumar Shukla

  2. Forensic Science Unit, Department of Chemistry, University College of Science, Osmania University, Hyderabad, 500 007, India

    Tulsidas R. Baggi

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Idris, M., Srivastava, S., Baggi, T.R. et al. High-Performance Thin-Layer Chromatography Analysis of Saccharin in Foods and Beverages. JPC-J Planar Chromat 23, 339–342 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1556/JPC.23.2010.5.7

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