Identification of radiolytic compounds from beef

Abstract

Abstract Several previous papers have dealt with the forma‐tion of radiolysis products in fats, triglycerides and fatty acids. Size excusion chromatography now pro‐vides a means of separating larger, less volatile com‐pounds, and its application to irradiated beef has resulted in a nearly complete analysis of the radio‐lytic products formed. The components have been identified by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS).