title: Rapid high-performance liquid chromatographic method for determination of beta-carotene in milk.
abstract: An HPLC method for the determination of beta-carotene in milk samples is described. The method has many advantages over previous methods due to its rapidity, convenience and the small volumes of solvents required. Beta-Carotene was 100% recovered and the relative standard deviation of repeatability was 5.3%. The limit of quantitation was found to be about 30 ng/ml and the system was linear in the concentration range investigated, from 0.67 to 4 microgram/ml.
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Science, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Granelli
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Helmersson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002338:Carotenoids / Q000032:analysis*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008892:Milk / Q000737:chemistry*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D019207:beta Carotene
chemical_list: D019207:beta Carotene; D002338:Carotenoids