Gas-liquid chromatography of fatty acids in cocoa butter from Brazil

In order to establish the quality standards of the cocoa butter produced in Brazil the following deterrninations were made: acíd value, index of refraction, iodine absorption number, melting point, moísture and volatile matters, and unsaponifiable residues. The composition of the fatty acíds was als...

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Autores: Almeida, Maria Elisa Wohlers de, Nakano, Clara, Badolato, Elza Gastaldo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1975
País:Brasil
Institución:Instituto Adolfo Lutz
Repositorio:Revista do Instituto Adolfo Lutz (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.saude.sp.gov.br:article/37080
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.saude.sp.gov.br/RIAL/article/view/37080
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:fatty acids, determination in cocoa butter by gasliquid chromatography
cocoa butter, fatty acids determínation by gas- liquid chromatography
ácidos graxos em manteiga de cacau, determinação por cromatografia em fase gasosa
manteiga de cacau, determinação de ácidos graxos por cromatografia em fase gasosa
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Sumario:In order to establish the quality standards of the cocoa butter produced in Brazil the following deterrninations were made: acíd value, index of refraction, iodine absorption number, melting point, moísture and volatile matters, and unsaponifiable residues. The composition of the fatty acíds was also deterrnined, An adapta-tion to the process of methylation through transesterification with sodíum methylate was made too. iMiethylic esters were analysed by gas-liquid chromatography with a flame ionization detector.The follawing acíds were identified and determined: lauric, myristic palmitic, palmitoleic, estearic, oleic, linoleic, arachídíc, linolenic and behenic acids. Furtherrnore, another saturated fatty acid with 17 carbon atoms was also detected,