Determination of fat content by the caviezel® method (rapid method)

European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 154-158

  Gertz, Ch ^a   Fiebig, H J ^b  

^a Chemisches Untersuchungsamt Hagen   (Germany)

^b Fette der Bundesanstalt f Gertreide   (Germany)

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EID: 0034340367     PISSN: 14387697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1438-9312(200002)102:2<154::AID-EJLT154>3.0.CO;2-L     Document Type: Article

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1. For the different types of application, officially recognized methods of reference have to be taken into account and applied if necessary. This method is technically equivalent to the AOAC-Method PVM4:1997.
2. 2 The validation of the method concerning linearity, determination limit, ruggedness, specificity and accuracy is described in J AOAC 81:905-912 (1998).
3. The definition of fat content is in accordance with the definition of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) given in the Nutrition Labelling and Educating Act (NLEA) 1990.
4. Samples like oilseeds or oilseed residues are carefully crushed and homogenized.
5. Test materials tending to stick together are mixed with the same quantity of Celite® 545 before extraction.
6. The amount of unsaponified matter is subtracted, calculating the total fat content of the fats used for the calibration.