PERTANIKA JOURNAL OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE

The fructose, glucose and sucrose contents of selected soft1 drinks available in Malaysian markets were determined by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The soft drinks tested had a soluble sugar content of between 8.5 to 15.3 g 100 ml '. The average fructose, glucose and sucrose contents were found to be in the ranges of 0- 6.7, 0-6.9 and 0 - 10.5 g 100 ml 'respectively. The content of individual sugars was found to be more variable than the content of total sugar in different samples of a specific soft drink.