| Abstract: | In 21 samples of used frying fat and the corresponding samples of fresh fat the fatty acid content was determined by capillary GLC on a CP Sil 88 column. The content of both saturated and unsaturated fatty acids as well as the content of total fatty acids are decreased by frying. Both the decrease in linoleic acid and the decrease in total fatty acids correlate well with % polar compounds as fat quality evaluation criteria. No isomers of cis,cis-linoleic acid are formed during the frying process. The content of C18: 1 is increased during the frying process from about 0 to 8g/100g in average to 2.3g/100g, which means that also the frying process must be considered as a source to the human intake of trans fatty acids. |
