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. 2015 Sep;31(3):299–305. doi: 10.5487/TR.2015.31.3.299

Table 3. Accuracy of validated HPLC method for biogenic amines in food matrices.

Matrix Concentration (mg/kg) Accuracy (%), n = 5 AOAC (%)2)

Trp1) β-phe Put Cad His Tyr Spd Spm

Apple juice (Non fatty liquid group)   10   89.85   94.62 101.90   92.42 100.90   94.54   96.83 102.89 80-115
100   95.84   87.87   94.20   98.35   91.13   98.67 100.55 101.81 85-110
500   93.92   94.83   99.93   98.31   96.85   94.89   92.54   98.31 85-110
Juk (Non fatty solid group)   10 108.27 102.36   94.67 109.58 101.89 102.34 109.48 104.44 80-115
100 101.05   98.39 109.97 102.11 104.77 101.92 105.95 102.44 85-110
500   94.21   96.35 100.81 101.81   98.21   95.92   99.11   95.09 85-110
Corn oil (Fatty liquid group)   10   94.05   85.97   90.49   86.57   93.88   84.85   86.60   92.79 80-115
100   90.34   90.83   95.87   94.10   97.54   89.12   97.63   87.90 85-110
500   93.05   94.83   99.13   94.41   96.14 100.23   91.83 100.97 85-110
Peanut butter (Fatty solid group)   10   93.70   98.27   99.71   99.66   97.55   89.87   93.85   90.29 80-115
100   96.32   91.83   96.24 102.24 100.60   97.86 103.71   91.83 85-110
500 101.75   93.32   97.60 103.70 101.77   91.19 102.06 103.34 85-110

1)Trp, tryptamine; Phe, β-phenylethylamine; Put, putrescine; Cad, cadaverine; His, histamine; Tyr, tyramine; Spd, spermidine; Spm, spermine.

2)AOAC criteria.