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Reliable Determination of Total Chlorine in Palm Oil Using the multi EA® 5000 Elemental Analyzer

03:10 EST 1 Dec 2017 | Lab Bulletin

Palm oil is widely used in the food industry, for example in products such as margarine, spreads, chocolate, or pure as oil.

analytikVarious studies carried out during the last years have proven the presence of 3-monochloropropane-1, 2-diol (3-MCPD) fatty acid ester in refined palm oil, which is suspected to raise the risk of cancer. 3-MCPD is formed when fats and oils are exposed to high temperatures, in the presence of organic and inorganic bound chlorine....

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