Liquid chromatographic determination of vitamin D in infant formula |
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Authors: | V K Agarwal |
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Affiliation: | Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven 06504. |
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Abstract: | A method is described for the determination of vitamins D2 + D3 in milk- and soy-based infant formula. Vitamins D2 and D3 are extracted from the saponified sample and converted to isotachysterols with acidified butanol. Reverse-phase liquid chromatography (LC) is used to remove interferences, and total vitamin D is quantitated using normal-phase LC. Recoveries of spiked samples averaged 97.6% for milk-based infant formula, and 98.8% for soy-based infant formula. This method quantitates vitamin D2 + D3 in infant formulas containing as low as 40 IU/qt when prepared according to label direction. |
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