Development of Measurement Procedures for the Characterization of Reference Materials for Carbohydrate Composition of Dairy Products

This article studies the development of measurement procedures based on various methods for a comprehensive analysis of the carbohydrate composition of food systems. The basis of the primary reference measurement procedure (PRMP) is the method of iodometric titration based on the ability of iodine to oxidize aldosaccharides to the corresponding uronic acids in an alkaline medium. The accuracy of the PRMP was improved by optimizing the measurement parameters, including the method of high-performance liquid chromatography with refractometric detection (HPLC/RD), and by establishing their possible variation limit based on a multifactorial experiment. The application of the PRMP made it possible to measure the mass fraction of carbohydrates (total sugar) as the sum of the mass fractions of reducing and non-reducing sugars in milk and dairy products, grain and milk products, low-lactose and lactose-free products, including those used for preparing baby food. In order to further detail the carbohydrate composition, highly selective methods were developed for measuring the mass fractions of lactose and galactose by the spectrophotometric (enzymatic) method, and the mass fractions of mono- and disaccharides by the HPLC/RD method in milk and dairy products. It was found that the measurement results of both the total content of carbohydrates and individual mono- and disaccharides in the samples of milk and dairy products obtained by various methods (iodometric titration, HPLC/RD, enzymatic method, refractometry, IR spectroscopy, calculation method) are consistent with each other subject to the stated uncertainties. Thus, the applicability of the developed PRMP in combination with other methods for conducting an in-depth analysis of the carbohydrate composition of milk and dairy products was confirmed. The developed procedures were used to characterize reference materials for the composition of dairy products (3 types), mono- and disaccharides (9 types).

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