Determination of Sugars in Beet and Cane Final Molasses by Ion Chromatography: Collaborative Study

Abstract

A collaborative study of an ion chromatographic tech’ nique of high-performance anion-exchange with pulsed amperometric detection has been completed. The procedure was used to determine sucrose, glucose, and fructose in 8 cane molasses samples and sucrose in 5 beet molasses samples. Eleven laboratories took part in the study. Repeatability and reproducibility values for sucrose, glucose, and fructose were excellent for both types of samples. All criteria for accepting the method for sugars in both beet and cane molasses were met. The ion chromatographic method for determination of sugars in beet and cane final molasses has been adopted first action by AOAC INTERNATIONAL.