Liquid Chromatographic Analysis of Sugars and Mannitol in Cabbage and Fermenting Sauerkraut

Ausker E Hughes, R.C. Lindsay

Journal of Food Science · 1985 · 17 citations · 13 references

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Abstract

ABSTRACT High‐performance liquid chromatography was used to measure concentrations of fructose, glucose and sucrose in several cultivars of cabbage as well as residual sugars and mannitol in sauerkraut. Cabbage cultivars contained from about 3.0‐6.0% total sugars, and glucose was the most abundant sugar in entire cabbage heads. All sugars in a selected commercial tank of fermenting sauerkraut were depleted after 4 wk. However, total sugar concentrations to 0.8% were found in a variety of commercial sauerkraut samples. Mannitol accumulated early in fermentations, but concentrations in sauerkraut decreased during latter stages of holding (through 18 wk) before processing.

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