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We are working on an R&D method for extracting CBD and THC out of seltzers containing nano emulsions followed by using HPLC-UV to analyze. The fats and emulsifiers used are proving to be tricky. The biggest issue so far is the lack of control in our experiment. Having a blank seltzer to spike a known concentration into doesn't seem entirely possible because the CBD/THC are contained in the nano emulsion. So how can we have something close to the matrix that is blank?
In my opinion, we can't truly do R&D until we have a way of spiking a known concentration to help measure the recovery of our extractions. Going off of the label claim of a customer's product that was sent to us for testing is not a solid way to test because we really don't know if their label is even accurate to begin with.
Thank you! I hope that whirlwind of an explanation made some sense.