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Method comparison of triacyl glycerol (TAG) and sterol components of fats of ghee based sweets was carried out on dairy ghee, laboratory prepared control sample and market samples. The fat was extracted from control and market samples. Determination of TAG and sterol composition of the fats was carried out using low resolution Gas Chromatography. The quantification of cholesterol and β-sitosterol and TAG classes of dairy ghee, control and market samples fat was also determined using single short column. Adulteration at 5 % level in milk fats showed varied TAG compositions of C50, C52 and C54 as compared to control and pure ghee sample. The cholesterol content of ghee and control sample was 2.30 ± 0.8, 2.00 ± 0.24 g/kg respectively and β-sitosterol content of control was 0.20 ± 0.11 g/kg. The adulterated samples showed varied cholesterol and β-sitosterol contents as compared to control sample fat.
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Kala, A.L.A., Sabeena, K. & Havanur, P.P. Determination of triacyl glycerol and sterol components of fat to authenticate ghee based sweets. J Food Sci Technol 53, 2144–2147 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13197-016-2182-3
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