Screening of caffeine, preservatives and antioxidants in dairy products available in Bangladesh using an RP-HPLC method

Background: The aim of this current study was to investigate the presence and to determine the contents of caffeine, preservatives and antioxidants in dairy products available in Bangladesh, one of the alarming countries in terms of food security. As high as 41 marketed dairy products, of both locally and internationally manufactured, were collected from local markets of Dhaka, Bangladesh in mid–2013 and then analyzed using an RP–HPLC method to determine the contents of caffeine, benzoic acid,...