Salt content in processed foods

publication date: Aug 19, 2014
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author/source: Metrohm AG

Is your method good enough for EU Regulation No. 1169/2011?

MetrohmIn the future it will be mandatory in all member states of the European Union to indicate the calorie content on processed foods along with the following six nutrients: fat, saturated fatty acids, carbohydrates, sugar, protein and salt (EU Regulation No. 1169/2011). When it comes to the determination of the salt content, thermometric titration is superior to any other method with regard to cost, accuracy, ease of use, and robustness.

According to the new EU Foodstuffs Directive, the indication of the salt equivalent of foodstuffs will then be calculated as the total sodium content x 2.5. Thermometric titration offers a specific, quick and inexpensive method of determining the sodium content. The results obtained with the 859 Titrotherm from Metrohm show that, with only minimal sample preparation required, thermometric titration enables the direct and exact determination of the sodium content in foodstuff samples.

During thermometric titration, the enthalpy or entropy occurring during a defined specific chemical reaction is used to determine the endpoint. The temperature sensor used is unaffected by chemicals or sample constituents. No particular care has to be exercised with respect to the storage of the sensor between measurements. This method is therefore not influenced by electrochemical, solvent or sample effects, as can be the case with potentiometric measurements.

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