Carbohydrate determination by UV-VISIBLE spectrophotometer

Food Chemistry by Esraa Esaily published 2021-02-03 updated 2026-06-25 last reviewed 2026-06-25 2 replies 2736 views

Is there an available method to determine carbohydrate concentration in a food sample using UV-VISIBLE spectrophotometer?

Carlos Toazza reply

posted 2021-02-03

Maybe this article can help you
Haldar, D., Sen, D. & Gayen, K. Development of Spectrophotometric Method for the Analysis of Multi-component Carbohydrate Mixture of Different Moieties. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 181, 1416–1434 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12010-016-2293-3

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posted 2021-02-03

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Is there an available method to determine carbohydrate concentration in a food sample using UV-VISIBLE spectrophotometer?
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