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Hydrogenation of a fatty acids is not influenced by the position it occupies on a triglyceride molecule
Author(s) -
Mattson F. H.,
Volpenhein R. A.
Publication year - 1962
Publication title -
journal of the american oil chemists' society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1558-9331
pISSN - 0003-021X
DOI - 10.1007/bf02638126
Subject(s) - triglyceride , iodine value , chemistry , molecule , iodine , fatty acid , organic chemistry , food science , biochemistry , cholesterol
Randomly rearranged soybean oil (Iodine Value 128) was hydrogenated with samples being taken at decrements of 10 I.V. units. The composition of the fatty acids occupying the various positions of the triglyceride molecules of these fats was determined. The results demonstrate that the position an unsaturated fatty acid occupies on a triglyceride molecule does not influence its rate of hydrogenation.