A sulphuric acid-impregnated silica gel clean-up procedure for the determination of n-alkanes migration from paraffin based paper packaging into cheddar cheese
A sulphuric acid-impregnated silica gel clean-up procedure for the determination of n-alkanes migration from paraffin based paper packaging into cheddar cheese
A sulphuric acid-impregnated silica gel clean-up procedure for the determination of n-alkanes migration from paraffin based paper packaging into cheddar cheese
A procedure for the determination of
n
-alkanes migration from paraffin paper packaging into fatty foods
has been fully developed. First, the lipid fraction of the cheddar cheese is extracted with a mixture of
diethyl ether/
n
-hexane (1:1). Then, a sulphuric acid-impregnated silica gel (SAISG) clean-up procedure
is performed and the final extract is analysed by gas-chromatography (GC) with flame ionisation detector
(FID). The procedure has been validated in terms of limits of detection and quantification, linear range,
recovery, precision and robustness. The method has been used in the evaluation of the
n
-alkane migra-
tion from paraffin coated paper into cheddar cheese. Results after 10 days of migration test showed the
typical
n
-alkanes (C
19
–C
37
) profile of migration with a maximum (21.1 ± 10.8
l
gg
1
)in
n
-pentacosane
(C
25
).
keywords in English:
Food analysis, Specific migration analysis, n -Alkanes, Cheese, Sample treatment, Sulphuric acid-impregnated silica gel, Fat matter removal, Paraffin