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http://dx.doi.org/10.3746/jkfn.2004.33.9.1529

Quantification of Trans Fatty Acids in Processed Foods by Soxhlet Extraction Method  

Noh, Kyung-Hee (School of Food and Life Sciences, Food Science Institute, and Biohealth Product Research Center, Inje University)
Kim, So-Hee (School of Food Science, Dongju College)
Song, Young-Sun (School of Food and Life Sciences, Food Science Institute, and Biohealth Product Research Center, Inje University)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition / v.33, no.9, 2004 , pp. 1529-1536 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was designed to determine total trans fatty acids (tFAs) content of processed foods commonly consumed in the Korean diet and to prepare the database for the estimation of tFAs intake in Koreans. Total fat and tFAs content was determined by Soxhlet extraction method and attenuated total reflection infrared spectroscopy (ATR-IR), respectively. The tFAs positional isomers were analyzed using GC/MS spectrometer. In margarines, the content of tFAs ranged from 8.27% to 28.53%. Shortenings contained higher levels of tFAs (1.98~11.33%) than lards (1.83~1.96%). The content of tFAs in grilled confectioneries was wide (7.37~26.54%). Instant popcorns contained the highest amount of tFAs. Fried chickens had 0.44 to 14.85% of tFAs and french fries had 5.18 to 27.01% of tFAs. In fried snacks (crispy) and chocolates, tFAs were not detected. The amount of tFAs per serving size was the highest in instant popcorn, followed by french fries, fried snack (tortilla), doughnuts, and grilled confectioneries. TFAs isomer of margarines was mostly C18:1${\Delta}$9t. In shortenings and lards, the most abundant positional isomer of tFAs was C18:1${\Delta}$9t and C18:2${\Delta}$9t ${\Delta}$12t. Correlation coefficient of tFAs content between IR and GC/MS method was $r^2$=0.91.
Keywords
Soxhlet extraction method; ATR-IR; GC/MS; trans fatty acids; Korean processed foods;
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