Determination of melting point of vegetable oils and fats by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) technique.

Authors

  • Renata Tieko Nassu Centro Nacional de Pesquisa da Agroindustria Tropical (CNPAT)/EMBRAPA
  • Lireny Aparecida Guaraldo Gonçalves Laboratorio de Óleos e Gorduras - Faculdade de Engenharia de Alimentos (FEA) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNIGAMP)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/gya.1999.v50.i1.630

Keywords:

Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), Melting point, Softening point, Vegetable fat.

Abstract


Melting point of fats is used to characterize oils and fats and is related to their physical properties, such as hardness and thermal behaviour. The present work shows the utilization of DSC technique on the determination of melting point of fats. In a comparison with softening point (AOCS method Cc 3-25), DSC values were higher than those obtained by AOCS method. It has occurred due to the fact that values obtained by DSC technique were taken when the fat had melted completely. DSC was also useful for determining melting point of liquid oils, such as soybean and cottonseed ones.

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Published

1999-02-28

How to Cite

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Nassu RT, Guaraldo Gonçalves LA. Determination of melting point of vegetable oils and fats by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) technique. Grasas aceites [Internet]. 1999Feb.28 [cited 2024Mar.19];50(1):16-21. Available from: https://grasasyaceites.revistas.csic.es/index.php/grasasyaceites/article/view/630

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