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Area of Science:

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Food Science
  • Spectroscopy

Background:

  • Vegetable oils are crucial dietary components, with fatty acid composition (unsaturated fatty acids - USFA, saturated fatty acids - SFA) differentiating them.
  • Key USFAs include oleic acid (OA), linoleic acid (LA), and α-linolenic acid (ALA); SFA is primarily palmitic acid (PA).
  • Accurate quantification of these fatty acids is essential for food quality and safety.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a rapid and accurate method for characterizing USFA content in vegetable oils.
  • To establish a novel approach for the authentication of vegetable oils based on fatty acid profiles.
  • To explore the potential of surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) for quantitative analysis of fatty acids.

Main Methods:

  • Quantification of abundant USFA and PA in vegetable oils.
  • Utilizing surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) to measure peak intensities at 1656 cm⁻¹ (S1656) related to USFA.
  • Developing a conversion method for LA and ALA content into an equivalent virtual OA content.

Main Results:

  • Confirmed proportional relationships between SERS peak intensities (S1656) and USFA composition.
  • Established S1656 ranges for specific vegetable oils (peanut, sesame, soybean) corresponding to national standards.
  • Verified method accuracy using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), achieving relative errors below 5%.

Conclusions:

  • The SERS-based method allows for rapid and accurate authentication of vegetable oils by characterizing total equivalent OA content.
  • This technique offers a reliable alternative to traditional methods for fatty acid analysis in food products.
  • The developed method shows potential for application in other fields, including disease detection.