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Gas Chromatographic Analysis of Sugars in Granola Cereals
Author(s) -
LI B. W.,
SCHUHMANN P. J.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
journal of food science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1750-3841
pISSN - 0022-1147
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2621.1981.tb04876.x
Subject(s) - lactose , sugar , sucrose , fructose , chemistry , food science , carbohydrate , chromatography , biochemistry
Fourteen granola cereals from seven different manufacturers were analyzed for sugars with a gas chromatographic technique that determines the type and amount of all the common food sugars. The total sugar content of the cereals ranged from 22–32% of dry weight. Sucrose was the predominant sugar, along with varying amounts of fructose and glucose. Several cereals also contained lactose. New sampling procedures have been developed for these heterogeneous mixtures.