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. 2021 Oct 4;10(10):2364.
doi: 10.3390/foods10102364.

Total Fat Gravimetric Method Workflow in Portuguese Olives Using Closed-Vessel Microwave-Assisted Extraction (MAE)

João Gonçalo Lourenço  1 , Daniel Ettlin  2 , Inês Carrero Cardoso  3 , Jesus M Rodilla  4
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Total Fat Gravimetric Method Workflow in Portuguese Olives Using Closed-Vessel Microwave-Assisted Extraction (MAE)

João Gonçalo Lourenço et al. Foods. .

Abstract

A simple and rapid method for the quantitation of total fat in olive samples is designed, evaluated, and presented. This method is based on an innovative closed-vessel microwave-assisted extraction (MAE) technique. A method was designed for olives, and some figures of merits were evaluated: limit of detection (LOD), limit of quantification (LOQ) and expanded uncertainty (U). The data obtained in these experiences show that the workflow of the MAE method in a closed container is statistically equivalent to the other two methods, showing in this case better performance indicators (LOD = 0.02%, LOQ = 0.06%, and U = 15%). In addition, it is also demonstrated that the complete MAE method workflow allows the determination of total fat in a maximum of 12 analyses simultaneously for about 100 min in each run, which is the capacity of the rotor. This is a much better productivity when compared to the traditional Soxhlet-based method. Considering the sample workflow, the closed-vessel MAE method greatly simplifies sample handling, therefore minimizing sample loss during sample preparation and reducing analysis time. When MAE is compared to NIR-based methods, the advantage comes from there being no need for any type of calibration in the sample matrix. The MAE method itself can be used to determine the reference value for NIR calibration purposes. The results obtained for CRM using MAE were equivalent to the ones shown on the certificate.

Keywords: NIR; microwave-assisted extraction; olives; soxhlet; total fat.

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Conflict of interest statement

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Figures

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Temperature/power vs. time extraction program plot.
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Closed-vessel microwave extraction and Soxhlet-based method workflow comparison.
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Validation workflow.
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Control chart sample 1.
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Control chart sample 2.
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Control chart sample 3.
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Control chart sample 4.
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Control chart for CRM.
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