Trans fatty acids in Canadian margarines: Recent trends

JAOCS, Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society

Volumn 75, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1587-1594

  Ratnayake, W M N ^a   Pelletier, G ^a   Hollywood, R ^a   Bacler, S ^a   Leyte, D ^b  

^a HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^b HPB   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cis trans isomers; Fatty acids; Gas chromatography; Hydrogenated vegetable oils; Linoleic acid; Margarine; linolenic acid

Indexed keywords

CONFORMATIONS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROGENATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; ISOMERS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; UNSATURATED COMPOUNDS; VEGETABLE OILS;

LINOLEIC ACID; LINOLENIC ACID;

FATTY ACIDS;

EID: 0032205371     PISSN: 0003021X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11746-998-0098-4     Document Type: Article

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