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Table 3 Accuracy, Intra and inter day precisions for GF-HS-SDME of 4-MeI extraction in real samples (mean ± SDa, n = 3)

From: Application of gas flow headspace liquid phase micro extraction coupled with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry for determination of 4-methylimidazole in food samples employing experimental design optimization

Sample

Amount measured in sample (µg L−1)

4-MeI added (µg L−1)

Intra-day precision

Inter-day precision

4-MeI found (µg L−1 ± SD)

Recovery (RSD%)

4-MeI found (µg L−1 ± SD)

Recovery (RSD%)

Distilled water

Not Detected

10.0

8.7 ± 0.5

86.7 (0.6)

9.3 ± 0.3

93.0 (0.4)

100.0

91.3 ± 2.0

91.3 (2.2)

90.6 ± 1.5

90.6 (1.6)

200.0

179.6 ± 1.4

89.8 (1.5)

176.3 ± 2.7

88.1 (3.0)

Energy drink-1

Not Detected

10.0

8.7 ± 0.2

86.7 (0.2)

9.1 ± 0.8

90.7 (0.9)

100.0

87.0 ± 2.0

87.0 (2.3)

85.2 ± 1.2

85.2 (1.4)

200.0

184.8 ± 1.3

92.4 (1.4)

182.4 ± 2.6

91.2 (2.9)

Energy drink-2

17.5

10.0

26.2 ± 1.3

86.7 (1.5)

24.7 ± 1.4

85.3 (1.6)

100.0

102.6 ± 1.9

85.1 (2.2)

102.9 ± 1.5

86.8 (1.7)

200.0

197.2 ± 2.1

89.8 (2.3)

197.5 ± 1.2

90.7 (1.4)

Cola-1

101.2

10.0

110.1 ± 1.4

88.7 (1.6)

107.4 ± 0.9

87.3 (1.0)

100.0

189.5 ± 1.1

88.3 (1.2)

189.2 ± 1.6

90.5 (1.8)

200.0

280.8 ± 1.9

89.8 (2.1)

279.5 ± 1.3

90.4 (1.5)

Cola-2

60.1

10.0

68.9 ± 1.2

88.7 (1.4)

68.9 ± 2.2

88.7 (2.5)

100.0

146.3 ± 3.0

86.2 (3.4)

148.0 ± 3.0

87.9 (3.4)

200.0

241.9 ± 0.4

90.9 (0.4)

240.9 ± 1.4

90.4 (1.5)

Cola-3

38.3

10.0

46.8 ± 1.5

85.3 (1.7)

46.1 ± 1.8

86.3 (2.1)

100.0

126.3 ± 2.5

88.1 (2.9)

125.3 ± 2.0

87.8 (2.2)

200.0

224.2 ± 2.8

93.0 (3.0)

222.9 ± 1.6

92.7 (1.7)

Instant coffee-1

Not Detected

10.0

8.8 ± 0.3

88.3 (0.3)

8.8 ± 1.3

87.7 (1.5)

100.0

89.6 ± 2.9

89.6 (3.2)

90.4 ± 0.8

90.4 (0.8)

200.0

174.1 ± 2.5

87.1 (2.9)

181.1 ± 0.9

90.5 (1.0)

Instant coffee-2

Not Detected

10.0

9.1 ± 0.8

91.0 (0.9)

9.1 ± 0.4

90.7 (0.5)

100.0

86.0 ± 1.8

86.0 (2.1)

91.8 ± 2.5

91.8 (2.7)

200.0

172.6 ± 1.2

86.3 (1.4)

177.1 ± 2.4

88.5 (2.7)

Caramel-1

96.3

10.0

105.3 ± 1.0

89.7 (1.1)

106.0 ± 2.3

91.0 (2.6)

100.0

184.4 ± 0.8

88.0 (0.9)

184.0 ± 0.9

87.2 (1.1)

200.0

281.8 ± 1.3

92.7 (1.4)

280.4 ± 1.2

91.8 (1.3)

Caramel-2

106.7

10.0

115.4 ± 1.1

87.0 (1.2)

112.7 ± 0.5

87.0 (0.5)

100.0

194.2 ± 2.0

87.6 (2.2)

193.2 ± 1.6

89.2 (1.8)

200.0

292.7 ± 1.8

93.0 (1.9)

289.4 ± 1.0

92.7 (1.1)

Cola extract

116.5

10.0

125.6 ± 1.2

91.0 (1.3)

124.3 ± 1.4

87.7 (1.6)

100.0

209.0 ± 3.1

92.5 (3.3)

207.7 ± 3.0

92.2 (3.3)

200.0

302.0 ± 2.1

92.8 (2.3)

300.3 ± 1.5

92.4 (1.6)

Coffee-1

36.4

10.0

45.6 ± 0.9

91.3 (1.0)

44.6 ± 1.7

91.3 (1.9)

100.0

127.3 ± 2.6

90.9 (2.9)

125.0 ± 2.0

89.5 (2.3)

200.0

212.1 ± 1.6

87.9 (1.8)

216.1 ± 2.1

90.4 (2.3)

Coffee-2

51.8

10.0

60.0 ± 2.8

81.7 (3.4)

59.3 ± 1.4

89.0 (1.6)

100.0

140.5 ± 2.7

88.7 (3.0)

138.8 ± 2.9

88.4 (3.3)

200.0

225.7 ± 2.4

87.0 (2.7)

225.4 ± 1.8

87.5 (2.1)

  1. aStandard deviation