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A Headspace Gas Chromatographic Method for the Rapid Analysis of Ethanol in Canned Salmon
Author(s) -
HOLLINGWORTH THOMAS A.,
THROM HAROLD R.
Publication year - 1983
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.1365-2621.1983.tb14855.x
Subject(s) - ethanol , chemistry , chromatography , positive correlation , food science , biochemistry , medicine
A rapid, simple method using a headspace sampling technique and gas chromatographic detection has been developed for the analysis of ethanol in canned salmon. This method was used to analyze canned salmon samples of four species of Pacific salmon (sockeye, pink, coho, and chum) for ethanol content. The highly significant correlation between ethanol content and sensory classification of decomposition in canned salmon found in previous work using different analytical methodology was confirmed in this study (r = 0.92, p < 0.001, Pearson's correlation; r = 0.95, p = 0.001, Spearman's correlation). This relationship has potential practical application for the confirmation of an initial sensory classification of the product.