Vitamin C Determination in Various Fruit Juices Over Time Andrew Mullenax Sam Yatzkan
Instrumentation UV-Vis LC/MS HPLC
Procedure Samples diluted – 1:10 (v/v) Room Temperature Half Opened, Half Closed Vacuum Filtered-Samples with visible solids
Samples Dole Brand Simply Lemonade Brand
Ascorbic Acid Standards 5, 10, 20, 30ppm Spiked Samples Characterized Wavelength: 262nm HPLC: Retention Time of ~1.6 minutes – Solvent Mixture of.50mL/min degassed H 2 O and Methanol LC/MS: Retention Time of ~1.6 minutes – Solvent Mixture of.75mL/min degassed Methanol and.25mL/min degassed H 2 O
Data – UV-Vis Samples Day 1 Characterized Wavelength Day 2 Characterized Wavelength (nm) Day 3 Characterized Wavelength (nm) Day 4 Characterized Wavelength (nm) Cran-Apple Juice Closed Pineapple Juice Closed White Grapefruit Closed Lemonade Closed Cran-Apple Juice Opened Pineapple Juice Opened White Grapefruit Opened Lemonade Opened232281
HPLC Calibration Curve
Data - HPLC SamplesDay 1 Concentration (ppm)Day 2 Concentration (ppm)Day 3 Concentration (ppm)Day 4 Concentration (ppm) Cran-Apple Juice Closed Pineapple Juice Closed White Grapefruit Closed Lemonade Closed Cran-Apple Juice Opened Pineapple Juice Opened White Grapefruit Opened Lemonade Opened
LC/MS Calibration Curve
Data – LC/MS Samples Day 1 Concentration (ppm) Day 2 Concentration (ppm) Day 3 Concentration (ppm) Day 4 Concentration (ppm) Pineapple Juice Closed Lemonade Closed Cran-Apple Closed White Grapefruit Closed Pineapple Juice Opened Lemonade Opened Cran-Apple Juice Opened White Grapefruit Opened
Conclusion Results not very reliable since we had varying retention times Did not get very good separation in chromatographs of the samples Too difficult to tell whether or not vitamin c concentration actually decreased over time
Improvements To Be Made Better solvent system Better/Different Instrument Settings Dilute more Vacuum Filter All Samples Regardless
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