Erucic Acid Determination

The Presence of Erucic Acid in Oils ...

Erucic acid is a long-chain unsaturated fatty acid found in high proportions in rapeseed. Due to its harmful effects on human health, its use is limited to the amounts specified in the “Turkish Food Codex Communiqué on Sampling and Analysis Method Criteria for the Official Control of Erucic Acid Level in Certain Foods” prepared by the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock.

The amount of erucic acid in rapeseed oil, known as one of the healthy cooking oils, should be less than 1 g / kg.

Erucic acid can be found in rapeseed oil at a rate of 20-45%. However, as a result of animal experiments, a significant amount of fat accumulation in the myocardium was detected due to some changes in the heart tissues of animals and its effect on enzymes that break down fat.

Due to its erucic acid content, rapeseed plants are improved and canola plants are grown. Unlike rapeseed, canola oil is used in human and animal nutrition because it is not harmful to health. Canola oils and rapeseed plants have been improved and the erucic acid ratio has been reduced from 40% to 0.1%.

The analysis of erucic acid in oils is an important parameter that should be kept under control due to its harm to human health.

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