Note on Determination of Free Succinic Acid in Eggs by Gas-Liquid Chromatography

Abstract

Free succinic acid can be determined in eggs by gas-liquid chromatography, using a flame ionization detector, after prior extraction of the acid from the sample by ether. Decomposed or incubator reject eggs all exhibited sample peaks with the same retention time as succinic acid, while undecomposed eggs showed no peaks.