Method for the simultaneous determination of total polyphenol and anthocyan indexes in red wines using a flow injection approach

A simultaneous and fast method for the determination of total polyphenol index (t.p.i.) and total anthocyan index (t.a.i.) has been developed by a flow injection approach and a diode array spectrophotometer for monitoring at 280 and 520 nm, respectively. Linear ranges were obtained from 20 to 70 index units and from 20 to 500 mg l−1 for the t.p.i. and t.a.i., respectively. The results provided by the proposed method agree with those obtained using the polyphenol index at 280 nm and the Ribereau-Gayon method for the determination of total anthocyans. The sample throughout was 25–30 samples per hour. Analytical features such as repeatability, reproducibility and detection and quantification limits as well as the results of a robustness study based on the Steiner–Younden procedure are also given.