FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2007, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (6): 262-265.

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Method for Determination of TBHQ in Foods with GC-MS

 YI  Xiao-Juan, ZHU  Jia-Ye, WANG  Li   

  1. Zhangjiagang Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, Zhangjiagang 215633, China
  • Online:2007-06-15 Published:2011-12-31

Abstract: A method was developed for the determination of tertiary butylhydroquinone (TBHQ) in foods with gas chromatograpy-selected mass spectrometry (GC-MS). TBHQ was extracted and concentrated from samples by ethyl acetate, then dissolved by saturated acetonitrile and cleaned up by n-hexane. TBHQ was thus determined and the content of TBHQ was assayed. The limit of quantitative detction(S/N)>10 is 0.05 mg/kg and the recovery is in the range of 90%~102% and the relative standard deviation is 1.10%.

Key words: TBHQ, GC-MS, food, antioxidant