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Gas chromatographic analysis of the soluble substances of sweet corn kernels as a method indicating the degree of maturity attained and change in quality during storage
Author(s) -
Rumpf Günther,
Mawson Julie,
Hansen Harald
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.2740230206
Subject(s) - sucrose , fructose , maturity (psychological) , chemistry , chromatography , degree (music) , gas chromatography , zea mays , food science , agronomy , biology , psychology , developmental psychology , physics , acoustics
Abstract A description is given of the quantitative determination by gas chromatography of soluble substances contained in sweet corn ( Zea mays saccharata ). The results obtained from these determinations have shown that quotients of sucrose to fructose and sucrose to glucose concentrations may be a good measure of the degree of maturity attained. Moreover, gas chromatographic analysis appears to provide a specific method of quality control for stored sweet corn.