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Ethanol Detection In Liquid Condiments And Beverages

Determination of alcohol content in various liquid condiments
and beverages including carbonated drinks, soy sauce and
mouth rinse to ensure food integrity using top of the class
Headspace GC.

uV
35000 ethanol
IPA
30000 (a)
25000
20000 (b)

15000
10000
(c)
5000
0 (d)
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Figure 4: Chromatograms of select samples spiked with isopropyl alcohol as the internal standard: vinegar chilli( 10x diluted) (a),
light soy sauce (b), energy drink 2 (c) and sweetened carbonated drink (d).

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