Abstract:To compare the differences in determination content among direct titration method, phenol-sulfuric method and anthrone-sulfuric acid method for total sugar content in soy sauce, and the three methods were verified by methodology, in order to screen out a suitable method for the determination of the total sugar content of soy sauce. The results showed that direct titration method, phenol-sulfuric acid method and anthrone-sulfuric acid method had good linearity in the concentration range of 0.50~8.00 mg/mL, 0.00~0.08 mg/mL and 0.00~0.08 mg/mL respectively. The RSD values of the precision test of direct titration, phenol-sulfuric acid method and anthrone-sulfuric acid method were 1.07%, 0.05% and 0.05%, and the RSD values of the reproducibility test were 0.88%, 3.93% and 3.24%, respectively. The color development was stable within 24 h by direct titration, and stable within 1 h by phenol-sulfuric acid and anthrone-sulfuric acid. In the recovery experiments, the anthrone-sulfuric acid method exhibited an average recovery of 168.04% with an RSD value of 2.97%. The direct titration method demonstrated an average recovery of 104.67% with an RSD value of 2.07%. The phenol-sulfuric acid method showed an average recovery of 103.85% but had a higher RSD value of 8.04%. The results showed that the accuracy of anthrone-sulfuric acid method was lower than the other two methods. Therefore, the direct titration method and the phenol-sulfuric acid method have good precision, reproducibility and stability, and are theoretically feasible. Anthrone-sulfuric acid method is not suitable for the determination of total sugar content in Cantonese soy sauce. The total sugar content in soy sauce is one of the basic indicators to reflect the quality of soy sauce. Selecting a suitable detection method for the total sugar content in soy sauce is of great significance for the actual soy sauce production monitoring and product quality control during processing, and also provides a certain experimental reference for the formulation of the measurement method standard for the total sugar content in soy sauce.