New ultralow-cost telemetric system for a rapid electrochemical detection of vitamin C in fresh orange juice

Anal Chem. 2010 Jun 15;82(12):5134-40. doi: 10.1021/ac100303p.

Abstract

Ascorbic acid (AA), one of the principal micronutrients in horticultural crops, plays a key role in the human metabolism, and its determination in food products has a great significance. Citrus fruits are rich in AA, but its content is highly susceptible to change during postharvest processing and storage. We present a new ultralow-cost system, constituted of an amperometric microsensor composed of three rod carbon electrodes connected to a telemetric device, for online detection of AA in orange juice, as an alternative to conventional analytical methods. The in vitro calibration, ranged from 0 to 5 mM, and AA juice content was calculated by adding low volumes of sample into an acetate buffer solution at a constant potential of +120 mV vs carbon pseudoreference. This new approach, which is simple, expandable, and inexpensive, seems appropriate for large scale commercial use.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Ascorbic Acid / analysis*
  • Calibration
  • Citrus / chemistry*
  • Electrochemical Techniques / economics
  • Electrochemical Techniques / instrumentation*
  • Equipment Design
  • Telemetry / economics
  • Telemetry / instrumentation*

Substances

  • Ascorbic Acid