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Current Analytical Techniques For Food Lipids, Cynthia T. Srigley, Magdi M. Mossoba
Current Analytical Techniques For Food Lipids, Cynthia T. Srigley, Magdi M. Mossoba
Food and Drug Administration Papers
Thee analysis of food lipids presents significant challenges due to the wide variety of sample matrices, large range of total fat contents, and complex compositions of fatty acids. This is chapter reviews conventional analytical techniques for the quantification of total fat and fatty acids in foods and food ingredients, including the gravimetric determination of total fat, the calculation of fat and fatty acids using gas chromatography (GC), and the analysis of proximates content (i.e., fat, protein, carbohydrate, moisture, and ash) by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. Current official methods of analysis are evaluated and the use of certified reference materials …