Taking into account the composition of the "multimistura" distributed in Belo Horizonte/MG (wheat, corn meal, egg shell and cassava leave), the methods of detection and/or quantitation of phytates and oxalates were validated. The purification of phytic acid and its dephosphorylated derivatives extracted from the "multimistura" using a strong anionic exchange column presented low values of recovery (49%) at low concentrations of the added phytate, when related to the higher ones (101%), which suggests interference of minerals present in high levels, mainly calcium. From the methods evaluated for the determination of oxalic acid, the ionic exclusion chromatography was the one that presented the best results, with good recoveries at the highest addition levels (88%); presenting, however, decreased recovery in the lower levels of addition (61%). The levels of phytic acid in the samples varied from 1.61 g/100 g to 2.25 g/100 g and for the oxalic acid, from 0.044 g/100 g to 0.057 g/100 g. The validation criteria for the analytical methods by high performance liquid chromatography were considered satisfactory for selectivity and specificity, linearity, repetitivity and limits of detection and quantitation. However, the recovery was not satisfactory since the obtained percentages were lower than the expected one, taking into account the quantities added to the samples.
oxalic acid; phytic acid; chromatography; phytates; food complement; validation
