A novel and rapid method was developed to monitor the autoxidation of edible oils by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy with the use of disposable polymer infrared (PIR) cards having a microporous polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) sample substrate. Under conditions of mild heating (~58°C) and aeration, both model triacylglycerols (TAGS) and edible oils applied onto the PIR cards underwent rapidly accelerated oxidation. In order to compare the oxidative stability of samples on the PIR cards in terms of the time required to reach a peroxide value (PV) of 100 mequiv/kg oil, matching the end-point measured in the standard active oxygen method (AOM), an absorbance slope factor (ASF) was determined to relate changes in hydroperoxide (ROOH) absorbance (peak maximum found within the range of 3500--3200 cm-1 ) to PV. Similar ASF values were found for the four edible oils tested (safflower, canola, sunflower, and extra virgin olive oil), permitting determination of a pooled, universally applicable ASF value of 0.0526 mAbs/PV.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.79119 |
| Date | January 2002 |
| Creators | Russin, Ted Anthony |
| Contributors | Van de Voort, F. R. (advisor) |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Master of Science (Department of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: 001985752, proquestno: AAIMQ88288, Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest. |
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