NF EN ISO 12966-3

NF EN ISO 12966-3

March 2010
Standard Cancelled

Animal and vegetable fats and oils - Gas chromatography of fatty acid methyl esters - Part 3 : preparation of methyl esters using trimethylsulfonium hydroxide (TMSH)

ISO 12966-3:2009 specifies a rapid base-catalysed transesterification method for fats and oils with trimethylsulfonium hydroxide to prepare fatty acid methyl esters. The method is exclusively applicable to the preparation of methyl esters of fats and oils for gas liquid chromatographic analysis. It is applicable to all fats and oils including milk fat and blends containing milk fat. Isomerization of unsaturated fatty acids only occurs to a minor extent and isomerized fatty acids are only present at the determination limit. As isomerization takes place the procedure is not recommended for conjugated linoleic acid (CLA). As CLA is not correctly analysed, this method is not applicable to the determination of the complete fatty acid composition of milk fat samples. Only about 70 % to 80 % of the free fatty acids are esterified. In the case of conjugated cyclopropyl and cyclopropenyl fatty acids, side reactions may occur, but these do not interfere with the determination of the fatty acids.

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National standards and national normative documents

Publication date

March 2010

Number of pages

10 p.

Reference

NF EN ISO 12966-3

ICS Codes

67.200.10   Animal and vegetable fats and oils

Classification index

T60-233-3

Print number

1 - 04/03/2010

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European kinship

EN ISO 12966-3:2009
Sumary
Animal and vegetable fats and oils - Gas chromatography of fatty acid methyl esters - Part 3 : preparation of methyl esters using trimethylsulfonium hydroxide (TMSH)

ISO 12966-3:2009 specifies a rapid base-catalysed transesterification method for fats and oils with trimethylsulfonium hydroxide to prepare fatty acid methyl esters. The method is exclusively applicable to the preparation of methyl esters of fats and oils for gas liquid chromatographic analysis. It is applicable to all fats and oils including milk fat and blends containing milk fat. Isomerization of unsaturated fatty acids only occurs to a minor extent and isomerized fatty acids are only present at the determination limit. As isomerization takes place the procedure is not recommended for conjugated linoleic acid (CLA). As CLA is not correctly analysed, this method is not applicable to the determination of the complete fatty acid composition of milk fat samples.

Only about 70 % to 80 % of the free fatty acids are esterified. In the case of conjugated cyclopropyl and cyclopropenyl fatty acids, side reactions may occur, but these do not interfere with the determination of the fatty acids.

Replaced standards (2)
NF EN ISO 5508
June 1995
Standard Cancelled
Animal and vegetable fats and oils. Analysis by gas chromatography of methyl esters of fatty acids.

NF EN ISO 15304
May 2002
Standard Cancelled
Animal and vegetable fats and oils - Determination of the content of trans fatty acid isomers of vegetable fats and oils - Gas chromatographic method

Le présent document spécifie une méthode de détermination de la teneur en isomères trans d'acides gras de corps gras d'origine végétale par chromatographie en phase gazeuse utilisant des colonnes capillaires. Cette méthode est particulièrement conçue pour évaluer la teneur en isomères trans obtenus lors du raffinage ou de l'hydrogénation de ces corps gras.

Standard replaced by (1)
NF EN ISO 12966-3
July 2016
Standard Current
Animal and vegetable fats and oils - Gas chromatography of fatty acid methyl esters - Part 3 : preparation of methyl esters using trimethylsulfonium hydroxide (TMSH)

<p>ISO 12966-3:2016 specifies a rapid base-catalysed transesterification method for fats and oils with trimethylsulfonium hydroxide (TMSH) to prepare fatty acid methyl esters. The method is exclusively applicable to the preparation of methyl esters of fats and oils for gas liquid chromatographic (GLC) analysis. It is applicable to all fats and oils, but excluding those coming from milk and milk products. Isomerization of unsaturated fatty acids only occurs to a minor extent and isomerized fatty acids are only present at the determination limit. As isomerization takes place, the procedure is not recommended for conjugated linoleic acid (CLA).</p> <p>Only about 70 % to 80 % of the free fatty acids are esterified. In the case of conjugated cyclopropyl and cyclopropenyl fatty acids, side reactions may occur, but these do not interfere with the determination of the fatty acids.</p>

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