Table 2 Determination of the kojic acid in soy sauce and vinegar samples.

From: Highly sensitive detection of kojic acid in food samples using fluorescent carbon dots derived from pomegranate peel

Sample

Found KA*

(µM)

Standard KA added

(µM)

Standard KA Found

(µM)

Standard KA Recovery ± RSD*

(%)

Soy sauce sample

525.67 ± 0.79

609.75

646.91

106.09 ± 1.63

1190.40

1202.10

100.98 ± 0.63

1704.54

1755.34

102.98 ± 0.45

2222.22

2275.03

102.38 ± 1.11

Average

   

103.11 ± 0.96

Vinegar sample

508.04 ± 1.60

609.75

662.47

108.65 ± 4.47

1190.47

1222.44

102.69 ± 2.21

1704.54

1762.86

103.42 ± 1.27

2222.22

2289.54

103.03 ± 0.64

Average

   

104.45 ± 2.15

  1. *Average of three determinations (n = 3).