PAHs content in sunflower, soybean and virgin olive oils: Evaluation in commercial samples and during refining process

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are environmental carcinogenic compounds that may contaminate vegetable oils and their levels can be reduced by refining. In order to understand the influence of the refining steps, the content of 15 PAHs was assessed throughout alkaline refining in soybean, s...

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Main Author: Vitor Hugo Teixeira (author)
Other Authors: Susana Casal (author), Beatriz B P P Oliveira (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2007
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10216/101751
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio-aberto.up.pt:10216/101751