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Chapter 6. Oil Content analysis : Myths and Reality Barthet and Daun Canadian Grain Commission, Grain Research Laboratory, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 3G8, Canada Abstract The FOSFA (Federation of Oils, Seeds and Fats Associations Limited) extraction method (harmonized as AOCS Am 2-93 or ISO 659) is considered to be the refer- ence method to measure the oil Content of oilseeds. The method is based on the extraction of neutral lipids with hexane or petroleum ether, and the extracted com- ponents are estimated gravimetrically and defined as crude fat or oil Content .

bined. Moreover, during the extractions of canola by the FOSFA method, the pro-portion of triacylglycerol (TAG) with n-7 fatty acids increased with each step of

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