Efficiencies of three common lipid extraction methods evaluated by calculating mass balances of the fatty acids

► Fatty acids in residues were analyzed after application of three lipid extraction methods. ► Soxhlet extraction with apolar solvent extracted 30–98% of the fatty acids. ► Acid hydrolysis followed by Soxhlet extracted 82–99% of the fatty acids. ► Bligh and Dyer extracted 89–98% of the fatty acids....

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Published in:Journal of food composition and analysis 2012-03, Vol.25 (2), p.198-207
Main Authors: Xiao, Liping, Mjøs, Svein Are, Haugsgjerd, Bjørn Ole
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
acid hydrolysis
Biological and medical sciences
Bligh and Dyer extraction
ethers
fatty acid esters
Fatty acids
Food analysis
Food composition
Food industries
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
gas chromatography
General aspects
Lipid content
Lipid extraction
Marine lipids
Methods of analysis, processing and quality control, regulation, standards
methylation
petroleum
Phospholipids
powders
Soxhlet extraction
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Summary:► Fatty acids in residues were analyzed after application of three lipid extraction methods. ► Soxhlet extraction with apolar solvent extracted 30–98% of the fatty acids. ► Acid hydrolysis followed by Soxhlet extracted 82–99% of the fatty acids. ► Bligh and Dyer extracted 89–98% of the fatty acids. ► Fatty acid analysis after direct methylation of the samples was used as benchmark. Efficiencies of three common lipid extraction methods have been evaluated by analyzing fatty acids in residues and extracts and calculating the mass balance for the fatty acids. Fatty acids were analyzed by an acid catalyzed direct methylation procedure followed by gas chromatography of fatty acid methyl esters. This procedure was also used as the benchmark for the calculation of mass balances. The three extraction principles investigated were Soxhlet extraction with petroleum ether, Soxhlet extraction after acid hydrolysis, and the Bligh and Dyer method. All samples were dry powders of marine origin; most samples had high ratios of polar to nonpolar lipids. Significant amounts of fatty acids were detected in the residues after extraction. The lowest extraction efficiencies were 30% for the Soxhlet method, 83% for the acid hydrolysis method and 90% for the Bligh and Dyer extraction. The lowest extraction efficiencies were typically found in samples with high ratio of polar to nonpolar lipids.
ISSN:0889-1575
1096-0481
DOI:10.1016/j.jfca.2011.08.003