Fish oil sensory properties can be predicted using key oxidative volatiles
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Bibliographic record
Abstract
Abstract The high level of PUFA in fish oil, primarily eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and DHA result in rapid oxidation of the oil. Current methods used to assess oxidation have little correlation with sensory properties of fish oils. Here we describe an alternative method using solid phase microextraction (SPME) combined with GC‐MS to monitor volatile oxidation products. Stepwise discriminant function analysis (DFA) was used to classify oils characterized as acceptable or unacceptable based on sensory analysis; a cross‐validated success rate of 100% was achieved with the function. The classification function was also successfully validated with tasted samples that were not used to create the method. A total of 14 variables, primarily aldehydes and ketones, were identified as significant discriminators in the classification function. This method will be useful as a quality control method for fish oil manufacturers. Practical applications: This paper describes an analytical method that can be used by fish oil manufacturers for quality control purposes. Solid phase microextraction and GC‐MS were used to monitor volatile oxidation products in fish oil. These data, combined with results of analyses by a sensory panel, were used to create a function that classified fish oil samples as acceptable or unacceptable. The volatile oxidation products used to in the function were primarily aldehydes and ketones. This method can be used by fish oil manufacturers as an alternative to expensive sensory panels.
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Codex and Gemma teacher scores by category
| Category | Codex | Gemma |
|---|---|---|
| Metaresearch | 0.000 | 0.001 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.000 | 0.001 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.000 | 0.001 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Machine scores (provisional)
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Baseline scores from an immature model (maturity gate not passed, 7 training rounds). Scores rank; they never assert a category.
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