Research Article, J Food Nutri Disor Vol: 9 Issue: 6
Tocols as a Mean to Identify the Oils and Fats
Zahra Touhidiyan1* and Abdollah Ghavami2
1Department of Food Science and Technology, Islamic Azad University, Iran
2Human Nutrition, Cambridge University and MRC-Human Nutrition Research, Institute of Food Science and Technology (MIFST), UK
*Corresponding Author:
Zahra Touhidiyan
Department of Food
Science and Technology,
Islamic Azad University, Iran
E-mail: zahra_tohidian@yahoo.com
Received: August 07, 2020 Accepted: December 17, 2020 Published: December 28, 2020
Citation: Touhidiyan Z, Ghavami A. (2020) Tocols as a Mean to Identify the Oils and Fats. J Food Nutr Disor 9:6.
Abstract
A large number of studies have reported various methods of detecting adulteration in vegetable oils, such as by methylation of fatty acids on GC-MS. However, the methods recognized time consuming and can be costly. The aim of this research is to validate an alternative method by determination of tocol content. Vegetable oils (sesame, olive, maize, canola and soya bean) were samples sourced from local industry and were tested for identification of tocol content. The α, β, γ and δ tocopherols contents were measured by HPLC-Fluorescence detector tested, one of the olive of the oils saw (olive oil A) differed in its significantly δ-tocopherol content as to what would be expected for this oil. The results indicated that this method of detection for adulteration can be regarded as a quick, reliable and less expensive method that is currently employed.