Fatma Nur Arslan

Application of multivariate chemometric techniques for simultaneous determination of five parameters of cottonseed oil by single bounce attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy

Single bounce attenuated total reflectance (SB-ATR) Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy in conjunction with chemometrics was used for accurate determination of free fatty acid (FFA), peroxide value (PV), iodine value (IV), conjugated diene (CD) and conjugated triene (CT) of cottonseed oil (CSO) during potato chips frying. Partial least square (PLS), stepwise multiple linear regression (SMLR), principal component regression (PCR) and simple Beer׳s law (SBL) were applied to develop the calibrations for simultaneous evaluation of five stated parameters of cottonseed oil (CSO) during frying of French frozen potato chips at 170°C. Good regression coefficients (R(2)) were achieved for FFA, PV, IV, CD and CT with value of >0.992 by PLS, SMLR, PCR, and SBL. Root mean square error of prediction (RMSEP) was found to be less than 1.95% for all determinations. Result of the study indicated that SB-ATR FTIR in combination with multivariate chemometrics could be used for accurate and simultaneous determination of different parameters during the frying process without using any toxic organic solvent.

A study on monitoring of frying performance and oxidative stability of cottonseed and palm oil blends in comparison with original oils

ABSTRACT Blending polyunsaturated oils with highly saturated or monounsaturated oils has been studied extensively; however, in literature there is negligible information available on the blending of refined cottonseed oil with palm olein oil. Blending could enhance the stability and quality of cottonseed oil during the frying process. In the present study, the effects of frying conditions on physicochemical properties of the palm olein-cottonseed oil blends (1:0, 3:2, 1:1, 2:3, and 0:1, w/w) were determined and compared to the pure oils. The frying process of frozen French fries was performed in duplicate at 170 ± 5°C for 10 h without interruption. The oil degradations were characterized during deep-frying applications; peroxide, free fatty acid, and iodine value by standardized methods, fatty acid profile by using a gas chromatography-flame ionization detector, polar and polymeric compounds by using the high-performance size exclusion chromatography/evaporative light scattering detector technique. The present study clearly indicated that the oxidative and frying performances of pure palm olein oil and cottonseed oil significantly improved by blending application. Results clearly indicated that the frying performance of cottonseed oil significantly improved by the blending with palm olein oil. Except that free fatty acid content, all the physicochemical variables were significantly influenced by type of pure and blend oils. By increasing the proportion of palm olein oil in cottonseed oil, the levels of polyunsaturated fatty acids decreased, while saturated fatty acid content increased. The progression of oxidation was basically followed by detecting polar and polymeric compounds. The fastest increments for polar and polymeric compounds were found as 6.30% level in pure cottonseed oil and as 7.07% level in 40% cottonseed oil:60% palm olein oil blend. The least increments were detected as 5.40% level in 40% cottonseed oil:60% palm olein oil blend and 2.27% level in 50% cottonseed oil:50% palm olein oil blend. These levels were considerably below the acceptable levels recommended by the official codex. Therefore, the present study suggested that blending of cottonseed oil with palm olein oil provided the oil blends (50% cottonseed oil:50% palm olein oil and 40% cottonseed oil:60% palm olein oil, w/w) with more desirable properties for human nutrition.

A Chemometric Approach to Assess the Frying Stability of Cottonseed Oil Blends During Deep-Frying Process: Fatty Acid Composition and Tocopherol Analyses

The aim of the present study was to determine impacts of different additives on fatty acid composition and total tocopherol content of cottonseed oil during deep-frying process using a chemometric approach. A quarter-fractional factorial design with two levels and five factors was used for preparing the frying cottonseed oil blends. In the experimental design, additives were such as ascorbic palmitate, mixed tocopherols, dimethylpolysiloxane, lecithin, and sesame oil were used as factors. The effect of additives on fatty acid composition and tocopherol content were evaluated with normal distribution (ND) graphs during ten hours frying at 170 ± 5°C. The data were statistically assessed by one-way analysis of variance at a significance level of p < 0.05. The analysis of variance test results were in good agreement with ND graphs and data indicated that the interaction between ascorbic palmitate and dimethylpolysiloxane (A × C factor) showed a significant and protective effect on fatty acids. Meanwhile, the sesame oil (E factor) and A × C factor were showed a significant effect on level of tocopherols. The results of study indicated that present approach could be used to assess and improve the frying stability of any oil with respect to fatty acid composition and tocopherols.

Examination of Some Physical Fitness and Motor Skill Parameters of Pre-Adolescents and Adolescents

The aim of this study was to analyze the importance of some physical fitness and motor skills for children between 11-13 years at elementary school. A total of 114 primary school children participated as volunteers with a means age of 10.80 ± 0,40 for 5 th grade and 12.83 ± 0,38 for 7 th grade. In this study, some motor tests were used to detect differences between pre-adolescence and adolescence on male and female. These tests were respectively: for dynamic balance “The Star excursion balance test”, for the agility “T-test”, “V sit and reach” for flexibility test and for explosive strength a “20 m run (0.1s)”. Besides, physical fitness features were taken as height, weight, body mass index (BMI) and waist-hip ratio (WHR). The results of the flexibility showed that the female children had better performances in the 5 th grade than those in the 7 th grade children (p<0,005). In addition, it was determined that the dynamic balance performance values of the 7 th grade female and male children were better than the 5 th grade(p<0,005). There were significant differences in agility and explosive strength between the 7 th grade female and male children(p<0,005). It was observed that there was an increase in agility, speed and dynamic equilibrium performance data especially from the age of 11 in parallel with growth and development. Especially from this period, it was thought that it was possible to develop motor skills and performance parameters with some sports applications and training.