Table 6. Accuracy of different extraction methods for biotin
Sample
Extraction methods
Biotin (μg/100 g)1)
Recovery (%)
Reference value2)
Analysis value3)
SRM 1849a (Infant/adult nutritional formula)
Autoclave
Non-treated
199±13
199.735±6.313
100.369
Pepsin-assisted
196.516±4.762
98.752
All values are mean±SD (n=3). Reference value is the true value provided by NIST. Analysis value is the experimental value obtained by immunoaffinity-HPLC/UVD assay for biotin.