Development and Validation of UV-Visible Spectrophotometric Method for the Determination of 5-Hydroxymethyl Furfural Content in Canned Malt Drinks and Fruit Juices in Ghana

Figure 1

UV spectrum of 5-HMF in a fruit juice. Maximum absorption of the compound is observed to occur at 284 nm, which may be indicative of the presence of 5-HMF.