α-Tocopherol, total vitamin A and total fat in margarines and margarine-like products

Autor: L. Patrascu, Jeanne I. Rader, Gerald Angyal, Carol M. Weaver, L.H. Ali
Rok vydání: 1997
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Zdroj: Food Chemistry. 58:373-379
ISSN: 0308-8146
DOI: 10.1016/s0308-8146(96)00260-9
Popis: Consumers' interest in dietary guidelines advising them to reduce their intake of fat has contributed to the development of new low- and fat-free margarine-like products. We measured vitamin E (α-tocopherol) and vitamin A (retinol and /gb-carotene) in margarines and margarine-like products labeled as containing 0–80% fat. Test portions were saponified, extracted with petroleum ether, and analyzed by high performance liquid chromatography. Margarines of approximately 80% fat content contained 4–30 IU /ga-tocopherol/100 g. Reduced-fat margarines (fat content 14–53%) contained 4–15 IU α-tocopherol/100 g, while fat-free margarines (
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