DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY OF LIQUID VEGETABLE

Abstract

The thermophysical properties of vegetable oils were studied by differential scanning calorimetry method was used to study the fatty acid composition of vegetable oils liquid at room temperature, such as amaranth (Amaránthus), corn (Zea mays), flax (Línum usitatíssimum), sunflower (Helianthus), rape (Brusss napor), milk thistle (Sílybum mariánum), saffron milk cap (Camelina sativa) and pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo). The temperatures of the endothermic peak maxima and their area on the DSC thermograms of these oils were established as characteristic thermal effects. The interconnection between thermal effects and fatty acid composition are revealed. On the melting curves of liquid vegetable oils, up to 5 endothermic peaks of different intensities were selected in the ranges -80÷-55 °C, -40÷-15 °C, -25÷-8 °C, -19÷+6 °C and -10÷+4 °C. The coordinates of the maxima of these peaks (Ti) and their area (Si) significantly correlate with the content (Wi,%) in the oils, primarily oleic, linoleic and linolenic acids, the total proportion of which in oils is from 75 to 92%. Using the DSC thermograms of rapeseed oil as an example, it is shown that the program separation of DSC peaks allows a multiple increase in the number of analytical signals, an increase in the reliability of identification of the fat phase, and identification of the main fractions of triglycerides. DSC as a method for identifying vegetable oils using modern thermal analysis instruments is simple to sample, has good reproducibility and can be an independent method for identifying and controlling the quality of vegetable oils.