Journal
FOOD ADDITIVES & CONTAMINANTS PART B-SURVEILLANCE
Volume 8, Issue 1, Pages 63-66Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/19393210.2014.991355
Keywords
high-performance liquid chromatography; food additives; diode array detector; monosodium glutamate
Funding
- Gazi University Scientific Research Department Ankara, Turkey [02/2012-36]
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In this survey monosodium glutamate (MSG) levels in chicken and beef stock cube samples were determined. A total number of 122 stock cube samples (from brands A, B, C, D) were collected from local markets in Ankara, Turkey. High-performance liquid chromatography with diode array detection (HPLC-DAD) was used for quantitative MSG determination. Mean MSG levels (+/- SE) in samples of A, B, C and D brands were 14.6 +/- 0.2gkg(-1), 11.9 +/- 0.3gkg(-1), 9.7 +/- 0.1gkg(-1) and 7.2 +/- 0.1gkg(-1), respectively. Differences between mean levels of brands were significant. Also, mean levels of chicken stock cube samples were lower than in beef stock cubes. Maximum limits for MSG in stock cubes are not specified in the Turkish Food Codex (TFC). Generally the limit for MSG in foods (except some foods) is established as 10gkg(-1) (individually or in combination).
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