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A. Rajasekaran* and Dharshan Unni
Coconut oil has several domestic uses and benefits, which can be utilized in food, pharmaceuticals and cosmetic products. Coconut oil contains mainly the constituents of several fatty acids. Fatty acids plays crucial role in biological systems. Disproportions in fatty acids cause various diseases that makes the measurement of fatty acids in coconut oil essential. Many analytical techniques have been developed to analyze fatty acids in coconut oil. This review describes the determination of fatty acids in coconut oil using gas chromatography. A lot literature is available for coconut oil preparation, which includes solvent extraction, cold pressed and hot pressed extraction. Comprehensive review on acid, base, boron trifluoride derivatization strategies and separation of fatty acids using various columns were elaborated in this article. Keywords: Coconut oil, fatty acids, derivatization, Gas Chromatography