Development of a DSC method for determination of certain technological parameters of margarine and mixed-fat spread

Abstract

Abstract Nutritional-physiological research of near past decades had established the real nutritional value of fats and oils. In the former theory the nutritional value of fats and oils is influenced mainly by the rate of saturated/unsaturated fats. It was ruled out, and positive, inert or risk physiological effect of every single fatty acid had been established. The health-care effect of omega-3 fatty acid mainly by the favourable (<3:1) rate of omega-6/omega-3 was established, as inert was concerned the saturated C16 fatty acid and the maximal amount of trans-fatty acids carrying health risk in fats was legally regulated in some countries. These nutritional-physiological requirements were mainly fulfilled by margarine producers and the elementary fats were selected in such a way that they should meet these requirements. Our method helps to the producers to quickly determine the amount of the liquid and solid fat at certain temperature and/or to adjust the technological temperature parameters. The main ...