Assessment of Soybean Oil Oxidative Stability from Rapid Analysis of its Minor Component Profile
The minor components of vegetable oils are important for their oxidative stability. In order to know to what extent they can influence oil behaviour under oxidative conditions, two commercial soybean oils, one virgin and the other refined, both with very similar compositions in acyl groups but diffe...
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description | The minor components of vegetable oils are important for their oxidative stability. In order to know to what extent they can influence oil behaviour under oxidative conditions, two commercial soybean oils, one virgin and the other refined, both with very similar compositions in acyl groups but differing in their minor component profiles, were subjected to accelerated storage conditions. They were characterized by <sup>1</sup>H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and direct immersion solid-phase microextraction coupled to gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (DI-SPME-GC/MS), while oil oxidation was monitored by <sup>1</sup>H-NMR. The lower levels of tocols and sterols in the virgin oil, together with its higher free fatty acid content when compared to the refined one, result in a lower oxidative stability. This is deduced from faster degradation of acyl groups and earlier generation of hydroperoxides, epoxides, and aldehydes in the virgin oil. These findings reveal that commercial virgin soybean oil quality is not necessarily higher than that of the refined type, and that a simple and rapid analysis of oil minor components by DI-SPME-GC/MS would enable one to establish quality levels within oils originating from the same plant species and similar unsaturation level regarding composition in potentially bioactive compounds and oxidative stability. |
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spelling | doaj.art-4a4ab31cbe354d23a44305f99bf70a602023-11-20T17:59:07ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492020-10-012520486010.3390/molecules25204860Assessment of Soybean Oil Oxidative Stability from Rapid Analysis of its Minor Component ProfileAna S. Martin-Rubio0Patricia Sopelana1María D. Guillén2Food Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Lascaray Research Center, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 01006 Vitoria, SpainFood Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Lascaray Research Center, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 01006 Vitoria, SpainFood Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Lascaray Research Center, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 01006 Vitoria, SpainThe minor components of vegetable oils are important for their oxidative stability. In order to know to what extent they can influence oil behaviour under oxidative conditions, two commercial soybean oils, one virgin and the other refined, both with very similar compositions in acyl groups but differing in their minor component profiles, were subjected to accelerated storage conditions. They were characterized by <sup>1</sup>H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and direct immersion solid-phase microextraction coupled to gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (DI-SPME-GC/MS), while oil oxidation was monitored by <sup>1</sup>H-NMR. The lower levels of tocols and sterols in the virgin oil, together with its higher free fatty acid content when compared to the refined one, result in a lower oxidative stability. This is deduced from faster degradation of acyl groups and earlier generation of hydroperoxides, epoxides, and aldehydes in the virgin oil. These findings reveal that commercial virgin soybean oil quality is not necessarily higher than that of the refined type, and that a simple and rapid analysis of oil minor components by DI-SPME-GC/MS would enable one to establish quality levels within oils originating from the same plant species and similar unsaturation level regarding composition in potentially bioactive compounds and oxidative stability.https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/25/20/4860soybean oiloxidative stability<sup>1</sup>H nuclear magnetic resonancedirect immersion SPMEtocolssterols |
spellingShingle | Ana S. Martin-Rubio Patricia Sopelana María D. Guillén Assessment of Soybean Oil Oxidative Stability from Rapid Analysis of its Minor Component Profile Molecules soybean oil oxidative stability <sup>1</sup>H nuclear magnetic resonance direct immersion SPME tocols sterols |
title | Assessment of Soybean Oil Oxidative Stability from Rapid Analysis of its Minor Component Profile |
title_full | Assessment of Soybean Oil Oxidative Stability from Rapid Analysis of its Minor Component Profile |
title_fullStr | Assessment of Soybean Oil Oxidative Stability from Rapid Analysis of its Minor Component Profile |
title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of Soybean Oil Oxidative Stability from Rapid Analysis of its Minor Component Profile |
title_short | Assessment of Soybean Oil Oxidative Stability from Rapid Analysis of its Minor Component Profile |
title_sort | assessment of soybean oil oxidative stability from rapid analysis of its minor component profile |
topic | soybean oil oxidative stability <sup>1</sup>H nuclear magnetic resonance direct immersion SPME tocols sterols |
url | https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/25/20/4860 |
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