PMID- 37628099 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20230828 IS - 2304-8158 (Print) IS - 2304-8158 (Electronic) IS - 2304-8158 (Linking) VI - 12 IP - 16 DP - 2023 Aug 18 TI - A High-Performance Liquid Chromatography with Electrochemical Detection Method Developed for the Sensitive Determination of Ascorbic Acid: Validation, Application, and Comparison with Titration, Spectrophotometric, and High-Performance Liquid Chromatography with Diode-Array Detection Methods. LID - 10.3390/foods12163100 [doi] LID - 3100 AB - L-ascorbic acid (vitamin C, VC), an essential nutrient obtained from the diet to maintain various vital signs for the human body, is a crucial indicator of food quality and nutritional value. Herein, high-performance liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection (HPLC-ECD) was developed and validated with the advantages of higher sensitivity, simpler operation processes, and more rapid detection in measuring VC levels in honey samples when compared with the common methods (titration, spectrophotometric, and HPLC-DAD methods). The results of the HPLC-ECD methodological validation showed that the limit of detection (LOD) was 0.0043 microg mL(-1); the relative standard deviations (RSDs) of the intra- and inter-day values were between 2.51% and 5.15%, and the regression coefficient was >0.999 in the linear range of 0.1 to 20 microg mL(-1). The validated HPLC-ECD method was also successfully utilized to evaluate the VC levels in different varieties of honey samples with various storage durations as well as in fruit and biological samples. This study provided a perspective for the further accurate determination of VC content in food and biological samples. FAU - Wu, Fanhua AU - Wu F AD - College of Food Science and Technology, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China. FAU - Xu, Fangrui AU - Xu F AD - College of Food Science and Technology, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China. FAU - Liu, Wen AU - Liu W AD - College of Food Science and Technology, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China. FAU - Chen, Sinan AU - Chen S AD - College of Food Science and Technology, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China. FAU - Luo, Haojie AU - Luo H AD - College of Food Science and Technology, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China. FAU - Cheng, Ni AU - Cheng N AD - College of Food Science and Technology, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China. AD - Bee Product Research Center of Shaanxi Province, Xi'an 710065, China. FAU - Zhao, Haoan AU - Zhao H AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-7071-9385 AD - College of Food Science and Technology, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China. AD - Bee Product Research Center of Shaanxi Province, Xi'an 710065, China. FAU - Cao, Wei AU - Cao W AD - College of Food Science and Technology, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China. AD - Bee Product Research Center of Shaanxi Province, Xi'an 710065, China. LA - eng GR - 2022YFD1600204/National Key R&D Project of China/ GR - No. 22NYYF047/Xi'an Science and Technology Planning Project/ GR - TZ0389, QCYRCXM-2022-214/Shaanxi High-Level Talent Special Support Plan/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20230818 PL - Switzerland TA - Foods JT - Foods (Basel, Switzerland) JID - 101670569 PMC - PMC10453043 OTO - NOTNLM OT - ascorbic acid OT - biosamples OT - electrochemical detection OT - fruit OT - honey OT - method validation COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2023/08/26 10:45 MHDA- 2023/08/26 10:46 PMCR- 2023/08/18 CRDT- 2023/08/26 01:10 PHST- 2023/07/27 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/08/11 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2023/08/15 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/08/26 10:46 [medline] PHST- 2023/08/26 10:45 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/08/26 01:10 [entrez] PHST- 2023/08/18 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - foods12163100 [pii] AID - foods-12-03100 [pii] AID - 10.3390/foods12163100 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Foods. 2023 Aug 18;12(16):3100. doi: 10.3390/foods12163100.