title: [Developments for the analysis of trans fatty acids in food products].
abstract: More attention has been paid to trans fatty acids (TFAs) because of its influence on the human health. Adequate analytical tools are required for determining the contents of TFAs in labeling food products. Several different analytical methods such as spectrometry, chromatography, mass spectrometry and electrophoresis have been developed for analyzing TFAs in food products. This paper reviews the analytical methods developed for identifying and quantifying TFAs in oils and fats, describes the related merits of these approaches and their applications in food analysis.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, China. myxie@ncu.edu.cn
authors.forename: Mingyong
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Meiyan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Shaoping
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nie
mesh_terms: D002849:Chromatography, Gas / Q000379:methods*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000379:methods; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000032:analysis; D019075:Electrophoresis, Capillary / Q000379:methods; D005504:Food Analysis / Q000379:methods*; D019265:Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared / Q000379:methods*; D044242:Trans Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D004041:Dietary Fats; D044242:Trans Fatty Acids