Determination of betaine in sugar beet molasses

Abstract

Sugar beet molasses, a concentrate of mineral elements and a number of bioactive compounds, can be useful to supplement a range of components in the production of enriched food products. The quality of molasses as a raw material in the food industry was investigated in this paper. The basic chemical composition, as well as betaine content in the molasses produced in the domestic sugar factories, were analyzed. Betaine constitutes one of the principal non-sugar organic matter in molasses. Betaine content, which has a significant role in the functioning of human organism, was determined by HPLC method.

Keywords

• betaine
• sugar beet molasses
• hplc