Non-target screening of Allura Red AC photodegradation products in a beverage through ultra high performance liquid chromatography coupled with hybrid triple quadrupole/linear ion trap mass spectrometry

► Simulated sunlight photoirradiation of a beverage with Allura Red dye. ► Formation of unknown degradation products. ► Use of hybrid QQQ/LIT analyzer for non-target screening analysis. ► Interaction among the ingredient of the beverage.