FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2010, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (2): 117-119.doi: 10.7506/spkx1002-6630-201002028

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GC-MS Determination of Inositol in Milk Powder

LUO Hai-ying,XIAN Yan-ping,GUO Xin-dong*,DU Zhi-feng,PENG Ying,WU Yu-luan   

  1. (Guangzhou Quality Supervision and Testing Institute, National Centre for Quality Supervision and Testing of Processed Food
    (Guangzhou), Guangzhou 510110, China)
  • Received:2009-02-04 Revised:2009-08-28 Online:2010-01-15 Published:2010-12-29
  • Contact: GUO Xin-dong*, E-mail:gdone@21cn.com

Abstract:

A GC-MS method was developed for determining inositol in milk powder. Samples were dissolved in water, silylated, and extracted with n-hexane. The extract obtained was cleaned up using a Florisil column before GC-MS analysis. At fortification levels ranging 1.0-10.0 mg/kg, the recoveries of inositol ranged from 88.4% to 102.5%, and the coefficients of variation were between 2.7% and 4.7%. The limit of detection was calculated to be 0.5 mg/kg (RSN = 3). This method, thanks to its simpleness as well as high sensitivity and accuracy, can meet the requirements for qualification and quantification of inositol in milk powder.

Key words: inositol, milk powder, GC-MS

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