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GC Analysis of FAMEs in Fish Oil Capsules on Omegawax

GC Analysis of FAMEs in Fish Oil Capsules on Omegawax suitable for GC

Materials

analytical column

Product No.
Description
Pricing

Omegawax Capillary GC Column

L × I.D. 30 m × 0.25 mm, df 0.25 μm

related product

Product No.
Description
Pricing

BF3 - Methanol

10 % (w/w), pkg of 20 × 1 mL

BF3 - Methanol

10 % (w/w)

CONDITIONS

column

Omegawax, 30 m x 0.25 mm I.D., 0.25μm (24136)

oven

170 °C, 1 °C/min to 225°C

inj. temp.

250 °C

detector

FID 260 °C

carrier gas

helium, 1.2 mL/min

injection

1 μL, 100:1 split

liner

4 mm ID FocusLiner with taper

sample

1. Fish Oil from capsule, prepared according to AOAC Method 991.39 2. Atlantic, farm-raised salmon, prepared according to AOCS Official Method Ce 1k-09

Description

Analysis Note

Samples of a commercially purchased fish oil capsule were analyzed for fatty acids. Sample preparation of the fish oil capsule was done as described in AOAC Official Method 991.39 (1). The resulting extracts were then analyzed by GC/FID on an Omegawax 250 capillary column as described in AOCS Official Method Ce 1i-07.

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