2018 Sugar ERP - Method Review Book

V. Final Recommendation Do you recommend this method be adopted as a First Action and published in the Official Methods of Analysis of AOAC INTERNATIONAL? Please specify rationale.

I recommend the method be adopted as a First Action Method of Analysis upon clarification of Items and 2 below. Item 3 is for progression to Final Action Status.

ITEM 1: Is freeze drying wet samples needed to achieve the lower limit of detection?

ITEM 2: Clarification of the (162/180) term in the calculation is needed. The other AOAC Total Fructans Method 997.08 lists this term as [(180+162(n- 1))/180n)] to account for different degrees of polymerization. Is this still needed for this new method, especially for branched fructans?

ITEM 3: Perform reproducibility study encompassing a broader number of variables (different locations, equipment, reagents, and analysts).