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Chromatographs: liquid, ion, gel, HPLC
News Release from: Metrohm UK | Subject: 761SDE
Edited by the Laboratorytalk Editorial
Team on 16 December 2003
Faster determination of phosphate in
soft drinks
New method for phosphoric acid determination virtually eliminates sample preparation for the non-carbonated samples, while the carbonated samples require only degassing prior to injection
The method for determining the phosphoric acid concentration and its precursors, in soft drinks, syrups and concentrates has been developed in close collaboration with the soft drinks industry A typical soft drink, eg Coca Cola, will have a mixture of water, sugar, caramel for colour, phosphoric acid (which gives the tartness), caffeine (a mild stimulant) and natural flavourings
This article was originally published on Laboratorytalk on 2 Jul 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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