Alpha-tocopherol and gamma-tocopherol concentration in vegetable oils
AUTOR(ES)
Grilo, Evellyn Câmara, Costa, Priscila Nunes, Gurgel, Cristiane Santos Sânzio, Beserra, Andressa Fernanda de Lima, Almeida, Fernanda Niéce de Souza, Dimenstein, Roberto
FONTE
Food Sci. Technol
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
30/05/2014
RESUMO
Vegetable oils are the richest dietary sources of vitamin E. Vitamin E determination levels in foods are of great importance to adjust the ingestion of nutrients by the population. The purpose of this paper is to determine the concentration of alpha-tocopherol and gamma-tocopherol in vegetable oils and compare the alpha-tocopherol value to the nutritional requirement of vitamin E. The analysis was performed using High Performance Liquid Chromatography. The values expressed as mg/kg for alpha and gamma-tocopherol were, respectively, 120.3±4.2 and 122.0±7.9 in canola oil; 432.3±86.6 and 92.3±9.5 in sunflower oil; 173.0±82.3 and 259.7±43.8 in corn oil; 71.3±6.4 and 273.3±11.1 in soybean oil. A significant difference was encountered between the alpha-tocopherol concentrations in vegetable oils. Similar results were found for gamma-tocopherol, except for corn and soybean oils. It was concluded that the soybean oil was not considered a source of vitamin E. The canola and corn oils were considered sources, and the sunflower oil was considered an excellent source.
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