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1954607 
Journal Article 
Simple methods for rapid determination of sulfite in food products 
Li, Y; Zhao, M 
2006 
Yes 
Food Control
ISSN: 0956-7135
EISSN: 1873-7129 
17 
12 
975-980 
WOS:000238982400007 
Two simple methods for sulfite determination in food products were proposed. The modified para-rosaniline (PRA)-formaldehyde method showed a much broader linear range (0.05-5.0 mg l(-1) as SO2) than the commonly used procedure for the sulfur dioxide detection in the atmosphere (0.05-1.0 mg l(-1) as SO2). By using a standard reference color card, this method only needed 5 min to complete a test. The 5,5'-dithiobis(2-nitrobenzoic acid) (DTNB) method was another good alternative for rapid determination of sulfite since it only needed one main reagent and the method was robust and easy to operate with the linear range of 0.10-4.3 mg l(-1) as SO2. When applying to real food samples, the DTNB method had good recoveries for all the tested samples and the results agreed well with those obtained by the official iodometric titration. The modified PRA-formaldehyde method worked well with all the tested dried food products, though matrix effect of sulfite binding was observed for the beer samples. Thus. the modified PRA-formaldehyde method has advantages of sensitivity and rapidity. but the DTNB method offers a wider range of applications. Both methods provided practical ways for in situ determination of sulfite by non-professional operators with the modified PRA-Formaldehyde method suited for food samples with less sulfite binding problems. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. 
sulfite; rapid determination; food additive; para-rosaniline; DTNB