Research Article

Determination and Comparative Study of Sugars and Synthetic Colorants in Commercial Branded Fruit Juice Products

Table 1

Total sugar content in fruit nectars (Lane and Eynon titration method and spectrophotometric method).

BrandProductTotal sugar content (g/100 mL)
Lane and Eynon titration methodSpectrophotometric method

1Mango17.39 ± 0.0117.8 ± 0.21
Mixed fruit9.68 ± 0.0310.52 ± 0.65
Wood apple18.38 ± 0.0118.31 ± 0.02
Orange11.82 ± 0.1211.72 ± 0.01

2Mango9.68 ± 0.059.32 ± 0.05
Mixed fruit9.17 ± 0.019.23 ± 0.12
Wood apple12.25 ± 0.0112.72 ± 0.37

3Mango12.24 ± 0.0112.04 ± 0.01
Mixed fruit11.69 ± 0.0311.79 ± 0.01
Wood apple13.79 ± 0.0113.26 ± 0.33
Orange13.62 ± 0.2413.03 ± 0.04

4Mango12.08 ± 0.1212.08 ± 0.04
Mixed fruit11.57 ± 0.1012.2 ± 0.68
Orange11.82 ± 0.1111.87 ± 0.16