Metals and Organochlorinated Insecticides in Refined Sunflower Oil

Vjera Lj. Vukša1, Etelka B. Dimić1, Biljana D. Škrbić1, and Dragan V. Tešanović2

1 Faculty of Technology, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro
2 Novi Sad Fair, Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro

Corresponding author: Vjera Vukša
    Faculty of Technology, University of Novi Sad
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CEJOEM 2003, Vol.9. No.4.: 290–295

Key words:
Edible refined sunflower oils, copper, iron, organochlorinated insecticides

Abstract:
Due to increasing pollution of the environment, undesirable matters may be absorbed by oilcrops and get into the oils, e.g., the final products of vegetable oil industry. The content of copper, iron, and various organochlorinated insecticides in samples of 13 edible refined sunflower oils produced by different factories and refined by conventional or physical processing are presented. All samples were taken from products being on the market. It was shown that the edible refined sunflower oils studied were of very high quality from health aspect, since the residues of copper, iron, and organochlorinated insecticides were below the concentrations allowed by the Yugoslav regulations.

Received: 1 August 2003
Accepted: 3 October 2003
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