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. 2018 Dec 20;8(1):1. doi: 10.3390/foods8010001

Table 15.

Determination of organic acids and in foods and silage.

Matrix Sample Pretreatment, Extraction Mobile Phase Composition Measurement Method, Chromatographic Column Reference
Reverse Phase-Based Columns
Kombucha H2O 70–80 °C, filtration 20 mmol H2PO4 pH 2.4/MeOH (97:3) Luna C18 250 × 4.6 mm, 5 µm 30 °C UV λ 210 nm [337]
Fresh fruits Juice extraction, depulping, centrifugation 50 mmol L−1 H2PO4 pH 2.8 Hypersil Gold aQ 250 × 4.6 mm, 5 µm 10 °C UV λ 214 nm (254 ascorbic acid) [338]
Medicinal plants infusions (HPO3)n extraction 3.6 mmol L−1 H2SO4 Sphere-Clone C18 250 × 4.6 mm, 5 µm, 35 °C UV λ 215 nm (254 ascorbic acid) [339]
Fruit juices Filtration 0.01 mol L−1 KH2PO4 pH 2.6 RP-C18 150 × 4.6 mm, 3 µm, UV λ 210 nm [340]
Wine SPE C18
Elution: mobile phase (for acid protonation)
0.005 mol L−1 H3PO4 pH 2.1, 1 mL/100 mL CAN Lichrosorb RP-C18 150 × 4.0 mm, 5 µm, UV λ 210 nm [345]
Ion Exchange-Based Columns
Sulfite pulp mill Filtration 1. Ultrapure water 79 °C
2. Ultrapure water 68 °C
3. H2SO4 0.005 mol L−1 30 °C
4. H2SO4 0.005 mol L−1 60 °C
RID for all cases,
1. Aminex HPX-87P Pb2+ 300 × 7.8 mm, 9 µm
2. Transgenomic® CHO-782 Pb2+ 300 × 7.8 mm, 7 µm
3. Bio-rad Aminex HPX-87H 300 × 7.8 mm, 9 µm
4. Shodex SH-1011 H+ 300 × 8.0 mm, 6 µm
[341]
Food samples Liquid samples: filtration
Solid samples: H2O 85 °C
0.005 mol L−1 H2SO4 35 °C Hi-Plex H 300 × 8.0 mm, 6 µm, RID [343]
Olive fruits Maceration in H2O MeOH (75:25) 0.1 g/100 mL H3PO4 Shodex RSpak KC-118 300 × 8.0 mm, UV λ 214 nm [344]
Wines Filtration, SPE strong anion exchange 0.065 mL/100 mL H3PO4 Aminex HPX-87H 300 × 7.8 mm, 9 µm, 65 °C, UV λ 210 nm [346]
Fermented shrimp waste Centrifugation, sonication, filtration (HPO3)n pH 2.1 SS Exil ODS 250 × 4.0 mm, 5 µm, UV λ 210 nm [347]
Silage H2O 100 °C 6 mmol L−1 HClO4 Shodex KC 811 300 × 8.0 mm, 7 µm 50 °C, UV λ 210 [348]
Ion Exclusion-Based Analysis
Drinks Filtration, heat-aided degassing Precondition: 10 mmol L−1 SDS 3 h 0.3 mL min−1
Elution: 1.84 mmol L−1 H2SO4 pH 2.43
Kinetex XB-C18 150 × 4.6 mm, 2.6 µm, UPLC-UV λ 210 nm [349]