| Abstract: | Behaviour and Assay of Frying Fats in the Practice Studies on coconut oil palm oil, peanut oil, soybean oil and hardened peanut and fish oils revealed that the oils rich in polyenoic acids as well as animal fats are unsuitable for prolonged use in frying. The content of oxidized fatty acids, saponification colour number, flavour, acid value, smoke point and appearance served as criteria for assay. The limiting values determining whether the frying fat is edible, and the significance of each of these characteristic properties used for such evaluations are discussed. Finally, a new rapid method is introduced for the direct determination of the degree of oxidative deterioration in frying plants. This methods can be practiced without a prior knowledge of chemistry. |
