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    • Ash
      The inorganic residue remaining after the water and organic matter have been removed by heating in the presence of oxidizing agents, which provides a measure of the total amount of minerals within a food
    • Analytical techniques for determining ash content
      • Based on the fact that minerals can be distinguished from other food components in some measurable way
      • Minerals are not destroyed by heating and have low volatility compared to other food components
    • Main types of analytical procedures to determine ash content

      • Dry ashing
      • Wet ashing
      • Low temperature plasma dry ashing
    • Inorganic matter

      Chemical compounds that contain no carbon (C)
    • Modus operandi

      A particular way or method of doing something, especially one that is characteristic or well-established
    • Acid-insoluble ash

      The part of total ash which is insoluble in diluted hydrochloric acid
    • Purposes of determining official ash values
      • To detect and check adulteration with exhausted drugs
      • To detect and check absence of other parts of the plant
      • To detect and check adulteration with material containing either starch or stone cells
      • To ensure the absence of an abnormal proportion of extraneous mineral matter
    • Residue on ignition

      Ignition to dull redness to determine the ash content of chemicals
    • Negligible
      A quantity not exceeding 500 mcg
    • Loss on ignition
      Provides a means of determining the percentage of test material which is volatilized and driven off under the specified conditions
    • Methods for determining water content

      • Gravimetric (for drugs containing no constituents volatile at 105°C)
      • Gravimetric (for drugs containing ether-soluble constituents volatile at 105°C)
      • Azeotropic method (USP) or moisture method by toluene distillation (NF)
      • Titrimetric (Karl Fischer)
      • Dew point
      • Electrolytic hygrometric
    • The careful control of temperature is the most important analytical factor to regulate in making ash determinations
    • Temperature equivalents in an electric furnace

      • Very dull-red heat = 500-550°C
      • Dull-red heat = 550-700°C
      • Bright-red heat = 800-1000°C
      • Yellow-red heat = 1000-1200°C
      • White heat = 1200-1600°C
    • Substances with ash limits
    • Substances with acid-insoluble ash limits
    • The importance of determining ash content is to detect and check adulteration, absence of other plant parts, and the presence of extraneous mineral matter
    • The significance of determining water content is to provide a means of quantifying the volatile components in a sample
    • Volatile oils are the odorous principles found in various plant parts
    • Volatile oils

      Also called ethereal oils or essential oils, they represent the "essences" or the odorous constituents of plants
    • Components of volatile oils

      • Hydrocarbons
      • Alcohols
      • Aldehydes
      • Ketones
      • Phenols
      • Acids
      • Sulfur compounds
    • Specific gravity

      The ratio of the density of a substance to the density of a standard, usually water for a liquid or solid, and air for a gas
    • Adulteration
      The action of making something poorer in quality by the addition of another substance
    • Extraneous
      Irrelevant or unrelated to the subject being dealt with
    • Methods of general application for volatile oil analysis

      • Specific gravity
      • Rotary power
      • Refractive index
      • Congealing temperature
      • Distillation range
      • Fractional distillation
      • Solubility
    • Assay for ester content

      1. Esters + alc. KOH (saponification) → free alcohol and potassium salt
      2. Ester value must be determined
    • Assay for alcohol content
      Free alcohols + acetic anhydride (boil) → acetates
    • Fractional Distillation

      • Separation of various components
      • Detection of adulteration
    • Solubility
      Soluble in organic solvents: absolute alcohol, ether, chloroform, benzene, carbon disulfide
    • Assay for Ester Content

      • Mostly the acetates of alcoholic volatile oils such as borneol, geraniol, menthol or citronellol
      • Esters + alc. KOH (saponification) → free alcohol and potassium salt
      • Ester value must be determined
      • Serves to detect adulteration and to establish the quality of oils valued for their ester content
    • Assay for Alcohol Content

      • Reagent: acetic anhydride/anhydrous sodium acetate
      • Free alcohols + acetic anhydride (boil) → acetates
      • Using acetylization flask
    • Assay for Aldehyde Content

      • Bisulfite method: Addition of 5% sodium bisulfite sol. → product dissolves in water → nonaldehyde content as water-insoluble layer
      • Hydroxylamine method: Titration process, addition of hydroxylamine HCl sol.
    • Assay for Ketone Content

      • Only caraway oil and spearmint oil
      • Same with Assay for Aldehyde Content
      • Ketone content dissolves in the aqueous layer
    • Assay for Phenol Content

      • Phenols + NaOH → decrease in volume
      • Phenol constituents are readily soluble in alkali
    • Volatile oils are important to check and maintain quality
    • General application of volatile oils

      • Not provided
    • Determining aldehyde content

      1. Bisulfite method: Addition of 5% sodium bisulfite sol. → product dissolves in water → nonaldehyde content as water-insoluble layer
      2. Hydroxylamine method: Titration process, addition of hydroxylamine HCl sol.
    • Determining phenol content

      1. Phenols + NaOHdecrease in volume
      2. Phenol constituents are readily soluble in alkali
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