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Abstract:
The effect of digestion methods on the determination of phosphorus in cereal lipids was reinvestigated. Samples were either digested with sulfuric acid or ashed in a muffle furnace at 600 degrees C. The standard deviation and the coefficient of variation were significantly higher for the acid-digested samples. Ashing gave more reliable results, especially when large amounts of lipid material had to be oxidized.