| Abstract: | Polarographic Determination of Tocopherols and Tocopherylquinones in Oils and Fats A method for the polarographic determination of α-, γ-, and δ-tocopherols and the corresponding tocopherylquinones in oils and fats was worked out. After saponification of the samples and extraction of unsaponifiable matter with ether, the tocopherylquinones originally present in oils and fats are directly determined polarographically. Tocopherols present in the sample are oxidized quantitatively with cerium(IV) sulfate to the corresponding tocopherylquinones and latter are then likewise polarographed. The presence of substances accompanying tocopherols in the unsaponifiable matter does not interfere with the determination of tocopherols or tocopherylquinones. The tocopherol contents of different oils and fats are given. |
