Fat content for nutritional labeling by supercritical fluid extraction and an on-line lipase catalyzed reaction

A method using sequential supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) and enzymatic transesterification has been developed for the rapid determination of total nutritional fat content in meat samples. SFE conditions of 12.16 MPa and 50°C were utilized to extract lipid species from the sample matrix. The enzymatic transesterification of the lipids by methanol was catalyzed by an immobilized lipase isolated from Candida antarctica. Conversion of the triglycerides to fatty acid methyl esters was monitored by supercritical fluid chromatography, while the fatty acid content of the extract was determined by capillary gas chromatography (GC). Total fat, saturated fat and monounsaturated fat contents were calculated from the GC data and compared to values from traditional extraction and lipid determination methods. Both off-line SFE and automated SFE followed by on-line GC analysis using two different instruments were utilized in this study. The enzymatic-based SFE method gave comparable results to the organic solvent extraction-based method followed by conventional BF₃-catalyzed esterification.     

Evaluation of a rapid method for preparation of fatty acid methyl esters for analysis by gas-liquid chromatography

The major limitation to fatty acid analysis by gas-liquid chromatography is associated with preparation of fatty acid methyl esters (FAME). In the present study, FAME preparations were made from plant oils (corn, olive, sunflower), sunflower oil margarine, lard and various animal tissue fats by a rapid transesterification involving tetramethylammonium hydroxide in methanol, and also by a longer conventional saponification-esterification method. Fats from animal (beef, mutton, pork) adipose tissues were extracted by a simpler modified procedure and also by the Folch method prior to the rapid and the conventional FAME preparations, respectively. FAME analysis on a gas-liquid chromatograph equipped with a Silar 10C glass capillary column indicated similar fatty acid composition of a given fat or oil, whether FAME was prepared by the rapid or the longer conventional method. The data obtained by both methods were very highly correlated for all the fats (r = 0.9895 - 0.9999). However, the rapid method showed a tendency for enhanced recoveries of lower chain fatty acids (e.g. 14:0), and also of unsaturated C18 isomers. Possibly, losses of fatty acids that occurred during the lengthy fat extraction, fatty acid esterification or ether-evaporation FAME concentration steps (conventional method) were minimised by the single transesterification step (rapid method). This rapid transesterification method appears to be an attractive alternative to FAME preparation from a wide variety of different fats for gas-liquid chromatographic analysis.     

Determination of fat in foods by compleximetric back-titration with ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid

A titrimetric method has been developed for the determination of fat in solid or liquid foods. The method is based on the hydrolysis of fat, precipitation of carboxylate anions with BaII and the compleximetric back-titration of the excess of BaII with ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid. The relative standard deviations for the analysis of different solid foods were in the range 1.04-1.53%. Fat levels in liquid milk of as low as 0.3% were determined with good results; however, a correction had to be made, as 7.2 +/- 1% of the fatty acids comprising milk fat do not precipitate with BaII.     

The separation and determination of fatty acids by isotopic dilution and radiogas-liquid chromatography

A number of static phases have been evaluated for the GLC separation of fatty acids. Of those investigated, only AT 1200 was capable of resolving the isomeric forms of the acids. A radiogas-liquid chromatographic method incorporating isotopic dilution analysis has been developed for the determination of n-butyric acid. The proposed method has been applied to the determination of the acid in hydrolysed butter fat and milk chocolate extracts.     

HPLC-ELSD与GC-MS法测定牛乳甘油三酯sn-2位脂肪酸组成

研究建立了快速、准确测定牛乳脂肪甘油三酯sn-2位脂肪酸组成的方法．利用胰脂酶专一水解甘油三酯sn-1和sn-3位置上的脂肪酸得到sn-2单甘油酯和游离脂肪酸,再通过蒸发光散射高效液相色谱分离出sn-2位单甘油酯,然后对其进行衍生,用气相色谱质谱联用仪对sn-2脂肪酸组成进行分析．结果显示用蒸发光散射高效液相色谱法分离sn-2位单甘油酯时方法的回收率达到83．3％～85．1％,该法省去了传统测定中费时费力的薄层色谱分离步骤．用气相色谱质谱联用法对产物进行分析,精密度高,结果可靠．分析结果表明,牛乳脂肪sn-2位脂肪酸由2．57％月桂酸、7．68％豆蔻酸、34．74％棕榈酸、11．56％亚油酸、22．53％油酸和15．21％硬酯酸组成．     

Fast,high precision fingerprinting of fatty acids in milk

A rapid, precise method has been developed for the determination of the fatty acid profile of small samples of milk fat. Lipids are extracted from milk with n-hexane, triglycerides are trans-esterified with sodium methoxide, and free fatty acids are esterified with methanolic hydrochloric acid. The methyl esters are separated on a narrow-bore, 5% phenyl polydimethylsiloxane capillary column. The fatty acid profile is precise: for the various acids the coefficients of variation of peak area are between 6.7% and 9.7%, with a mean of 8.1%, and the coefficients of variation of peak percentage area are between 0.3% and 5.5% with a mean of 1.8%. The nature of the sample preparation procedure does not limit throughout.     

Mass spectrometric analysis of free fatty acids in infant milk powders by frozen pretreatment coupled with isotope‐labeling derivatization

In combination with frozen pretreatment and carboxyl group derivatization, a novel workflow was developed for the determination of free fatty acids in milk powder. The workflow showed a significantly enhanced performance for comprehensive free fatty acid analysis owing to a highly efficient frozen extraction method. In addition, the advantages of the workflow also involved high sensitivity and great tolerance to a complex matrix. Characteristic fragment ions of derivatization reagents also provide clear evidence for the qualitative analysis of free fatty acids. Fourteen types of free fatty acids in a number of domestic and overseas infant milk powders have been successfully detected. The content of free fatty acids in the different samples was different, which probably indicates the diverse quality of infant milk powder. The workflow is expected to be a pragmatic tool for the analysis of free fatty acids in intricate matrices.     

In-house validation of an improved sample extraction and clean-up method for GC determination of isomers of nervonic acid in meat products

An improved extraction and clean-up method for determination of brain-specific fatty acids, in particular lignoceric acid (C24:0) and the cis/ trans isomers of nervonic acid (15 c-t C24:1), in meat products has been developed. The method is based on isolation of the polar lipids of interest from the bulk lipids by solid-phase extraction. The fatty acids, derivatised to their fatty acid methyl esters, are quantified by GC in a DB5 column. Fresh meat samples were extracted by using a mixture of n-butanol:hexane (1:9) as solvent. The extract was loaded in a silica gel cartridge column previously equilibrated with hexane. The first fraction containing the major part of the fat was eluted with hexane while acetone and methanol allowed the elution of fatty acids bound to polar moieties such as nervonic and lignoceric acids. This second fraction containing the analyte was methylated and injected into the GC for quantification after addition octacosane (C(28)) as internal standard.     

Capillary column gas chromatography-mass spectrometry for the determination of the fatty acid composition of human adipose tissue

A procedure for determining the fatty acid composition of human adipose tissue using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry was developed. Adipose tissue was obtained from the lateral upper aspect of the right thigh by needle biopsy and prepared for analysis by lyophilisation, total lipid extraction and base-catalysed transesterification of the complexed fatty acids to form fatty acid methyl esters. Capillary column gas chromatography resolved thirty different peaks, ranging in carbon length from 12 to 24. Provisional identification of the peaks was by cochromatography with authentic standards and confirmed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry using electron-impact ionisation. Fatty acid methyl esters were quantified in absolute amounts with respect to dry tissue weight and as a percentage of the total fat. Statistical analysis of the results from twenty healthy subjects using the two-tailed unpaired Student's t-test demonstrated women had significantly higher levels of myristoleic and palmitoleic acids (p less than 0.001) and lower levels of palmitic acid (p less than 0.05) in adipose tissue when compared with the male group. Similarly total saturated fatty acids was lower (p less than 0.05) and total monounsaturated fatty acids was higher in women than in men.     

Determination of fatty acid methyl esters derived from algae Scenedesmus dimorphus biomass by GC–MS with one‐step esterification of free fatty acids and transesterification of glycerolipids

Algae can synthesize, accumulate and store large amounts of lipids in its cells, which holds immense potential as a renewable source of biodiesel. In this work, we have developed and validated a GC–MS method for quantitation of fatty acids and glycerolipids in forms of fatty acid methyl esters derived from algae biomass. Algae Scenedesmus dimorphus dry mass was pulverized by mortar and pestle, then extracted by the modified Folch method and fractionated into free fatty acids and glycerolipids on aminopropyl solid‐phase extraction cartridges. Fatty acid methyl esters were produced by an optimized one‐step esterification of fatty acids and transesterification of glycerolipids with boron trichloride/methanol. The matrix effect, recoveries and stability of fatty acids and glycerolipids in algal matrix were first evaluated by spiking stable isotopes of pentadecanoic‐2,2‐d₂ acid and glyceryl tri(hexadecanoate‐2,2‐d₂) as surrogate analytes and tridecanoic‐2,2‐d₂ acid as internal standard into algal matrix prior to sample extraction. Later, the method was validated in terms of lower limits of quantitation, linear calibration ranges, intra‐ and inter‐assay precision and accuracy using tridecanoic‐2,2‐d₂ acid as internal standard. The method developed has been applied to the quantitation of fatty acid methyl esters from free fatty acid and glycerolipid fractions of algae Scenedesmus dimorphus .     

Fast analysis by gas-liquid chromatography. Perspective on the resolution of complex fatty acid compositions

Separation of fatty acids as methyl ester (FAME) derivatives has been carried out using short and highly polar capillary column developed for fast gas-liquid chromatography (GLC) applications. The GLC parameters have been optimized in order to achieve separation of FAME ranging from 4:0 (butyric acid) to 24:1 in less than 5 min. Milk fat that has by far the most complex fatty acid composition among edible fats and oils has been used to optimize the method. The volume of the oven has been reduced in order to allow for a heating rate of 120 degrees C/min and to rapidly cool-down to the initial temperature (50 degrees C) of the GLC program. The GLC conditions developed are not suitable to achieve separation of positional and geometrical isomers of octadecenoic acid but are useful to perform separation of major fatty acids in milk fat. The conditions developed could be used to analyze edible fats and oils or biological samples such as plasma or red blood cell lipids. The results confirmed that short and highly polar fast columns operating under optimal conditions could be used to separate the fatty acids in various matrices.     

Determination of lipids in infant formula powder by direct extraction methylation of lipids and fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) analysis by gas chromatography.

Fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs) of pure triglyceride standards, oils, and fat from dry matrixes were formed by transesterification using sodium methoxide in methanol-hexane. FAMEs were produced by direct addition of sodium methoxide-hexane to samples and heating to simultaneously extract and transesterify acyl lipids. FAMEs were quantitated by capillary gas chromatography (GC) over a fatty acid concentration range of 0 to 1.7 mg/mL (r > or = 0.9997). Total fat was calculated as the sum of individual fatty acids expressed as triglyceride equivalents, in accordance with nutrition labeling guidelines. Saturated, polyunsaturated, and monounsaturated fats were calculated as sums of individual free fatty acids. Absolute recoveries determined from individual fatty acids in test samples ranged from 69.7 to 106%. Recoveries (relative to the C13:0 internal standard) for individual fatty acids in test samples ranged from 95 to 106%. Reproducibility was constant at each fatty acid level in the reaction mixture (n = 5, coefficient of variation [CV] < 2%). Absolute recovery determined from the sum of total fatty acids in standard reference material (SRM) 1846 (powdered infant formula) was 96.4%. Analysis of SRM 1846 gave results that agreed closely with the certified fat and fatty acid values. Analysis of commercial infant formula gave results that were comparable to those obtained with AOAC Method 996.01. The direct extraction methylation procedure is rapid, and the transesterification of acyl lipids to form FAMEs is complete within 15 min. Classical saponification and refluxing are not required. This method provides FAMEs free of interferences and easily quantitated by GC or confirmed by GC/mass spectrometry (MS). Unambiguous MS identification of individual FAMEs derived from pure standards, SRM 1846, and powdered infant formula product was obtained.     

Extraction methods of fat from food samples and preparation of fatty acid methyl esters for gas chromatography: A review

Global trends moved towards fast food consumption due to the busy lifestyle of humans. Hence, the intake of fat-related food has exceeded the daily dietary reference intake (DRI) of fat, which caused multiple diseases. Analysis of the fatty acid profile plays a vital role in nutritional labelling and helps to understand the availability of diverse fatty acids among food commodities. This article reviews, general fatty acid extraction and derivatization techniques that have been developed in the past few decades due to the structural differences of fatty acids and briefed the steps involved in the complete process of fatty acid analysis using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC–MS). Hence, the review mainly focused on conventional extraction methods, followed by microwave-assisted extraction (MAE), ultrasonic-assisted extraction (UAE), and supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) methods and widely used acid, base, and modified derivatization techniques. Importantly, this article compares the results of the previous studies in each section which assist to decide on the most appropriate pathway for the fatty acid analysis for different selected food types. Therefore, it is hoped that this review may help researchers to develop existing experimental methods and to improve ‘bad’ fatty acid level mitigation techniques in future.     

基于气相色谱-质谱的拟靶向代谢组学方法分析大米中脂肪酸

建立了一种基于气相色谱-质谱的拟靶向代谢组学分析方法对大米中脂肪酸进行分析,共检测到16种脂肪酸,并研究了不同大米中脂肪酸的轮廓差异。以提取到饱和脂肪酸和不饱和脂肪酸的总量为评价指标,比较了6种提取方法及4种提取溶剂对脂肪酸提取效率的影响。将该方法用于5种不同大米（稻花香、吉星、金浪子、农大、状元）中脂肪酸的分析,发现稻花香大米中脂肪酸轮廓与其他4种均有较大差异;而金浪子与农大、状元间脂肪酸差异也较大,与吉星脂肪酸轮廓较为相似。该方法简单,有较好的稳定性和准确性,可为大米品质和营养价值改善研究提供基础数据。     

Gas chromatographic analysis of free fatty acids and glycerides of milk fat using tetramethylammonium hydroxide as catalyste

Summary Tetramethylammonium hydroxide in methanol has been proposed as a catalyst for preparing methyl esters of both free fatty acids and glycerides of fats. Nevertheless, procedures normally recognized as suitable can be inadequate when the fat under study contains noticeable amounts of low relative molecular mass esters. The method using tetramethylammonium hydroxide has been examined and modified in order to analyze milk fats by capillary GC. The pyrolysis methylation of free fatty acids in capillary injectors has been also studied. The modified method was satisfactory for both neutral and acid milk fats.     

Study of the inhibitory effect of ferulic acid on short-chain fatty acids in milk samples by dispersive liquid–liquid micro-extraction in combination with fluorescence derivatization

A sensitive high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method was developed to study the influence of ferulic acid on the formation of volatile fatty acids and lactic acid in milk and soybean milk samples. Volatile fatty acids were extracted by liquid–liquid micro-extraction using chloroform and acetonitrile as the extraction and disperser solvents, respectively. The analytes were derivatized with 2-(5-benzoacridine)ethyl-p-toluenesulfonate that showed excellent fluorescence property and made the sensitive HPLC analysis of short-chain fatty acids become possible. The optimized HPLC sensitivity was in the range of 1.1–1.9?µg?L^?1. Ferulic acid was added in milk and soybean milk samples to study its preservative effect. The results indicated that ferulic acid with concentration of 0.2% (m/v) could effectively reduce the formation of short-chain fatty acids.     

Identification of fatty acid methyl esters as minor components of fish oil by multidimensional GC-MSD: New furan fatty acids

The separation and analysis of furan fatty acids and other minor component fatty acids present at very low concentrations in complex sample matrices, such as fish oil or lipids derived from liver and testes, require several pre-analytical separation steps if single column gas chromatography is to furnish sufficient resolution: after extraction and transesterification hydrogenation, urea complex precipitation and argentation TLC have been applied prior to GC analysis of furan fatty acids. By using multidimensional GC-MSD with cooled injection and flow-controlled column switching with intermediate cold trapping, it has been possible to identify directly the methyl esters of furan fatty acids without further pre-analytical separation. The most common of the furan fatty acids can be subdivided into two groups depending on whether they bear a propyl or pentyl side group in the 5-position of the furan ring. In addition to the eight furan fatty acids known to be present in fish oil, six new ones were identified, four with propyl substitution and two with pentyl substitution. Four have earlier been reported to be present in the hepatopancreas of crayfish and in fish tissue, whereas the propyl-substituted 16,19-epoxy-17,18-dimethyldocosa-16,18-dienoic acid and the pentyl-substituted furan fatty acid 6,9-epoxy-7-methyltetradeca-6,8-dienoic acid were hitherto unknown.     

毛细管气相色谱法测定乳脂中的cis-9,trans-11-共轭亚油酸

建立了测定乳脂中cis-9, trans-11-共轭亚油酸(CLA)的毛细管气相色谱方法。样品经正己烷-异丙醇提取、甲醇-甲醇钠甲酯化后,进行气相色谱分析;采用程序升温,以保留时间定性,外标法定量。采用该方法测得共轭亚油酸的回收率为100.26%,相对标准偏差（RSD）为1.9%(n=6),检测限为1 mg/L。该方法样品用量少,前处理简单,建立的实验条件准确可靠,不仅可以用来测定cis-9,trans-11-CLA的含量,而且对于乳制品中所含的其他脂肪酸的分析测定也具有指导意义。     

Preparation of fatty acid methyl esters by direct transesterification of lipids with aluminium chloride-methanol

A new and simple procedure has been developed that allows the direct transesterification of lipids, using aluminium chloride as a catalyst and methanol as the esterifying alcohol. The concentration of the salt and reaction conditions have been investigated for the different lipid classes. Comparative studies, performed with boron trifluoride-methanol, indicate that the same values are obtained when using either reagent. In addition, the method has been adapted for transesterification in the presence of silica gel and other adsorbents, thus allowing the preparation of fatty acid methyl or ethyl esters directly from samples previously fractionated by thin-layer chromatography. This new reagent is very stable and easy to handle, the fatty acids being generated in the same tube without further purification steps.     

Comparison of available analytical methods to measure trans-octadecenoic acid isomeric profile and content by gas-liquid chromatography in milk fat

Accurate quantification of trans-fatty acids (TFAs) could be achieved by infrared spectroscopy or by gas-liquid chromatography (GLC). Accurate quantification by GLC should be achieved using specific highly polar capillary columns such as 100 m CP-Sil 88 or equivalent. A pre-fractionation of cis and trans-fatty acids could be performed by silver-ion thin-layer chromatography (Ag-TLC), silver-ion solid-phase extraction (Ag-SPE), or by high-performance liquid-chromatography (HPLC). A pre-fractionation step allows accurate determination of the isomeric profile but it is not essential to achieve quantification of total trans-18:1 isomers nor to determine the level of vaccenic (trans-11 18:1) acid in dairy fat. TFA content could also be calculated in milk fat based on the TAG profile determined by GLC. In this paper, different GLC methods suitable to measure the total of trans-18:1 isomers, vaccenic acid and trans-18:1 acid isomeric distribution in milk fat were compared. Pre-separation of cis- and trans-18:1 isomers by Ag-TLC followed by GLC analysis under optimal conditions was selected as the reference method. Results obtained using alternative methods including pre-separation by HPLC followed by GLC analysis, direct quantification by GLC or calculation from the triacylglycerol (TAG) profile were compared to data acquired using the reference method. Results showed that accurate quantification of total trans-18:1 isomers and vaccenic acid could be achieved by direct quantification by GLC under optimal chromatographic conditions. This method represents a very good alternative to Ag-TLC followed by GLC analysis. On the other hand, we showed that pre-fractionation of fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs) by HPLC represents a good alternative to Ag-TLC, even if some minor isomers are not selectively purified using this procedure.