A SIMPLE AND SENSITIVE METHOD FOR DETECTING AVOCADO SEED OIL IN VARIOUS AVOCADO OILS

Authors
WERMAN MJ MOKADY S NEEMAN I
Citation
Mj. Werman et al., A SIMPLE AND SENSITIVE METHOD FOR DETECTING AVOCADO SEED OIL IN VARIOUS AVOCADO OILS, Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society, 73(5), 1996, pp. 665-667
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Food Science & Tenology","Chemistry Applied
Journal title
Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society → ACNP
ISSN journal
0003021X
Volume
73
Issue
5
Year of publication
1996
Pages
665 - 667
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-021X(1996)73:5<665:ASASMF>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
The presence of avocado seed oil in various avocado oils was detected by thin-layer chromatography (TLC). An unsaponifiable compound, called Component-C, was identified in the avocado seed oil. This compound is unique to avocado seed and has a blue color when developed on the TLC plate. At least 9.2 mu g of avocado seed unsaponifiables were needed at a single TLC spot to detect the unique blue color definitely. Admix tures of as little as 0.16% avocado seed oil in various avocado oils c an be detected by the proposed procedure.