Comparison of Potassium and Sodium Content in Diet and Non-Diet Soft Drinks by Using Capillary Electrophoresis with Capacitively Coupled Contactless Conductivity Detection

Capillary electrophoresis (CE) with capacitively coupled contactless conductivity detection (C4D) was used for determination of sodium and potassium concentrations in diet and non-diet soft drinks. Higher sodium concentrations were found in the diet samples due to the utilization of sodium salts of cyclamate and saccharine as sweeteners. The CE-C4D method can be used by food industries and health regulatory agencies for monitoring sodium and potassium content, not only in soft drink but in many others food products.

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Main Authors: Guimarães,Ivanilce Cristina, Silva,José Alberto Fracassi da, Jesus,Dosil Pereira de
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Fundação Editora da Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho - UNESP 2009
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-46702009000300006
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