Quantitative HPLC analysis of acids in Brazilian cachaças and various spirits using fluorescence detection of their 9-anthrylmethyl esters.

An analytical procedure for the separation and quantification of 17 short-chain, medium-chain, and long-chain acids in cachaças and various spirits has been developed involving C18 solid phase extraction, derivatization with 9-anthryldiazomethane, and reverse phase HPLC using fluorescence detection. The limit of detection was between 5 and 15 fmol, whereas the recovery of nonanoic acid as internal standard was >95%. Relative standard deviation values for reproducibility were between 0.09 and 20.4%, and repeatability was between 0.05 and 11.3%.

Qualitative and quantitative high-performance liquid chromatographic analysis of aldehydes in Brazilian sugar cane spirits and other distilled alcoholic beverages.

A study is presented on the high-performance liquid chromatographic analysis of eighteen aldehydes in Brazilian sugar cane spirits and other international brandies. The aldehydes were separated by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography as 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazones (DNPHs). A very good chromatographic separation was achieved for eighteen different aldehyde-DNPHs. The proposed methodology is quite simple and not very time-consuming. Ten aldehydes were identified in 75 beverages and quantified using the external standard method with UV detection at 365 nm. A detailed knowledge of the aldehyde content should significantly contribute to improving the quality control of distilled spirits.