Rapid and Visual Detection of Benzoyl Peroxide in Food by a Colorimetric and Ratiometric Fluorescent Probe

Abstract

A coumarin-based fluorescent probe was prepared for rapid and visual detection of benzoyl peroxide. The probe could quantitatively determine benzoyl peroxide with fast response (<6 min), high sensitivity, and low limit of detection (163 nM). The probe exhibited good response toward benzoyl peroxide with a significant color change from blue to yellow along with fluorescence color alteration from red to blue. The probe determined benzoyl peroxide in real food samples (wheat flour, noodle, and dumpling flour) with good recoveries (90-114%). Furthermore, the probe was prepared into a paper-based test kit to determine benzoyl peroxide (30-100 μM) in real food samples with noticeable color and fluorescence change.