Abstract
Methods for the control of 4-methylimidazole (4-MeI) in industrial samples of caramel colou r were studied. FAO /WHO estabilished a maximum content of 200 mg of 4-MeI per kg of caramel dye, under a color intensity of 20.000 EBC un i ts. Extraction in Celite column with chloroform-ethanol mixture was found to be better than direct extraction from the sample with 10% sodium carbonate solution. Thin-Iayer chromatography with silica gel GF-254, ether-chloroform-metanol (8Q:20:20) as solvent, and sodium nitrite and su lph an ylic acid solu tio ns as sp ray, allowed detection until 0.2 mg of 4-methylimidazole.
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