Controlling the content of preservatives in soft drinks is of paramount important for assessing their quality during production and consumption, as well as for ensuring consumer health. To effectively enhance laboratory capacity in preservatives analysis, the requirement for reference materials (RMs) of non-alcoholic beverages containing common preservatives such as potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate is fundamentally essential. This research was conducted to provide a procedure for the production of reference materials for potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate in orange juice. The concentration of potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate in the reference materials complied with Circular No.24/2019/TT-BYT which regulates the management and use of food additives. The two RMs of natural and flavored orange juice were homogeneous and stable, however, their quality and stability were strongly affected by the storage temperature. At a particular condition of 5°C, synthetic orange juice witnessed a higher stability than natural at 532 days and 318 days, respectively. Furthermore, an accelerated aging study demonstrated that at -20°C, the integrity of potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate in natural orange juice was identically maintained for a substantial period of almost 3 years (expected shelf life 1,049 days).
Reference material, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, orange juice.
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