Studying the Physicochemical Properties and Isolation of Unsaturated Fatty Acids from Edible Oils by GC-MS and Argentated Silica Gel Chromatography

The core objective of this study was to investigate the physicochemical characteristics and fatty acid composition oils sunflower, olive, virgin coconut ginger oils, as well separation their unsaturated acids. data indicated a significant variation in properties (acid, saponification, ester, iodine values) among oils. Transesterification process carried out at molar ratio 1:7:0.1 oil: methanol: KOH. Fatty methyl esters were analyzed by infrared (IR) gas chromatography–mass (GC-MS) spectrometry. Twelve acids identified, where major olive oil found be oleic (89%), whereas those sunflower linoleic (80.9 %) (79.3 %), respectively. Sunflower fractionated 25% silver nitrate-impregnated silica gel column chromatography. By method, ester from isolated with high purity percentages yields. This is for development food pharmaceutical products.