Research Article

Development and Validation of UV-Visible Spectrophotometric Method for the Determination of 5-Hydroxymethyl Furfural Content in Canned Malt Drinks and Fruit Juices in Ghana

Table 1

Results of specificity test for 100% concentration of 5-HMF in matrices ().

ParameterMean absorbance ± SD (at 284 nm)

Placebo (solvent system)0.00 ± 0.00
Matrix (combination of ingredients present in products)0.0122 ± 0.0007348
Placebo + HMF0.5070 ± 0.0007071
Combination (placebo + matrix + HMF)0.5102 ± 0.0003
One-way ANOVA; F(3,16) = 285407