Rosenthal, I., The Volcani Center, Agricultural Research Organization, Department of Food Science, Bet Dagan 50250, Israel Merin, U., The Volcani Center, Agricultural Research Organization, Department of Food Science, Bet Dagan 50250, Israel Popel, G., The Volcani Center, Agricultural Research Organization, Department of Food Science, Bet Dagan 50250, Israel Bernstein, S., The Volcani Center, Agricultural Research Organization, Department of Food Science, Bet Dagan 50250, Israel
The fat in vegetable foods - tree nuts, peanuts, sunflower seeds, avocado, and olives - can be determined volumetrically by acid digestion of the material and separation of the fat. The assay can be performed conveniently by using the equipment developed for fat determination of milk (Gerber method). The results agree well with those obtained by Soxhlet extraction. The advantages of using the Gerber method for vegetable foods are simplicity, speed, low operation cost, and elimination of the use of inflammable solvents.
Rosenthal, I., The Volcani Center, Agricultural Research Organization, Department of Food Science, Bet Dagan 50250, Israel Merin, U., The Volcani Center, Agricultural Research Organization, Department of Food Science, Bet Dagan 50250, Israel Popel, G., The Volcani Center, Agricultural Research Organization, Department of Food Science, Bet Dagan 50250, Israel Bernstein, S., The Volcani Center, Agricultural Research Organization, Department of Food Science, Bet Dagan 50250, Israel
Determination of fat in vegetable foods
The fat in vegetable foods - tree nuts, peanuts, sunflower seeds, avocado, and olives - can be determined volumetrically by acid digestion of the material and separation of the fat. The assay can be performed conveniently by using the equipment developed for fat determination of milk (Gerber method). The results agree well with those obtained by Soxhlet extraction. The advantages of using the Gerber method for vegetable foods are simplicity, speed, low operation cost, and elimination of the use of inflammable solvents.