Abstract
A gravimetric method for the determination of ash was collaboratively studied in 14 laboratories. The food is ashed at 550°C to constant weight and the ash is determined by weighing. Seven samples of various food commodities with estimated ash contents varying between low and high (0.07-8.0 g/100 g) were included in the study. The relative standard deviations for reproducibility varied, ranging from 1.0 and 1.3 for ash contents of 7.2 and 8.0 g/100 g, to 11 +/- 1% for low ash contents of 0.07 and 0.27 g/100 g.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 481-483 |
| Journal | Journal of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists |
| Volume | 72 |
| Issue number | 3 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1989 |
| MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |