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Fatty acid composition of spanish shortenings with special emphasis on trans unsaturation content as determined by fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and gas chromatography
A Fourier transform infrared spectroscopic procedure was used to analyze 34 edible fats (22 shortenings and 12 vegetable margarines) as neat fats (IRNF) to determine their total trans fatty acid (TFA) content. Th...
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Determination of trans fatty acids and fatty acid profiles in margarines marketed in spain
Two gas chromatography (GC) procedures were compared for routine analysis of trans fatty acids (TFA) of vegetable margarines, one direct with a 100-m high-polarity column and the other using argentation thin-laye...
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Triglyceride analysis by gas chromatography in assessment of authenticity of goat milk fat
The triglyceride (TG) composition of 35 samples of milk collected at different times of year from five herds of goats was analyzed using short capillary column-gas chromatography. The distribution of TG in goa...