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MATERIA INSAPONIFICABLE [1 record]

Record 1 2019-05-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Food Industries
  • Collaboration with the FAO
DEF

The whole of the constituents, soluble in fatty matter and insoluble in water, which cannot be modified by a saponification reaction producing a salt.

OBS

In practice, and for analytical determination: the whole of the products present in the substance analyzed which, after saponification of the latter with an alkaline hydroxide and extraction by a specified solvent, remains non-volatile under the defined conditions of test.

OBS

unsaponifiable matter: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
  • Collaboration avec la FAO
DEF

Ensemble des constituants solubles dans la matière grasse et insolubles dans l'eau, qui ne sont pas susceptibles d'être modifiés par la réaction de saponification en donnant un sel.

OBS

En pratique, et pour les déterminations analytiques : ensemble des produits présents dans la substance analysée qui, après saponification de celle-ci par un hydroxyde alcalin et extraction par un solvant spécifié, restent non volatils dans les conditions opératoires décrites.

OBS

insaponifiable : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
  • Industria alimentaria
  • Colaboración con la FAO
OBS

Materia grasa (diferentes a las ácidos grasos) que contiene ésteres no saponificables, tales como alcoholes grasos y aceite mineral.

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