Exp 1: Determination of heat stability of vitamin C

Step0: Familiar yourself with the instruments & glassware

Burette Conical flask Volumetric flask Measuring Cylinder Measuring Cylinder Micro Pipette

Step1: Chemical reagents/solutions required

Standardization of DCPIP Dye solution

Step2: Take 5 ml of standard ascorbic acid solution in the conical flask

click to suck ascorbic acid click to pour in conical flasks

Step3: Add 5 ml of HPO3 solution in the conical flask

click to suck HPO3 click to pour in conical flasks

Step4: Titrate the mixture with DCPIP dye solution

click to place funnel click to pour in dye click to remove funnel click to place flask start titration stop titration
Sample Titrant used
standard sample

Titration Completed

Step5: Calculation of Dye factor

Dye Factor =
0.5
Titrant used

Titrant Used = 6.1 ml

Dye Factor =
0.5
= 0.08
6.1

Analysis of sample

Step6: Selection of sample

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Step7: Take out 50 ml juice in four different conical flasks marked as J1, J2, J3, J4

Fill J1 Fill J2 Fill J3 Fill J4

Step8: Heat the J2, J3, J4 sample at 60, 75, 90°C respectively

Turn on Place J2 Place J3 Place J4
PT 00℃
ST 00℃
10:00

Step9: Pipette out 10 ml juice from each sample flask and pour to the four different conical flask

Pipette out J1 Pipette out J2 Pipette out J3 Pipette out J4

Step10: Add 90 ml of 3% HPO3 solution in each conical flask conical flask

Add in J1 Add in J2 Add in J3 Add in J4

Step11: Titrate each sample with DCPIP dye solution to a pink color which persists for 15s observation

Place funnel Pour Dye Remove funnel Tirate J1 Tirate J2 Tirate J3 Tirate J4 start titration stop titration

Titration Completed

Sample Titrant used
J1
J2
J3
J4

Calculation & Result

formula
Sample Name Treatment Titrant Used
J1 Fresh
J2 Heated at 60C for 10 min
J3 Heated at 75C for 10 min
J4 Heated at 90C for 10 min