The fatty acid and glyceride structures of Indian buffalo milk and depot fats, and some characteristics of eastern animal fats.

This work describes the fatty acid and glyceride structures of Indian buffalo milk and depot fats. Only three other an4lyses of buffalo milk fat exist in the literature (Bhattacharya & Hilditch, 1931; Heiduschka & Cicekdagi, 1940), in only one of which was an examination made of the glyceride configuration, while no analysis of buffalo depot fat has so far been reported. The work below was therefore undertaken to indicate peculiarities, if any, in the make-up of the fats and general fat metabolism of the buffalo. Finally, data are presented to illustrate some striking peculiarities of Indian animal fats in both fatty acid and glyceride structures. RESULTS