Further studies on a multisequential method for determination of oil content in oilseeds

Abstract

Abstract The multisequential method for determination of oil content in oil seed developed at SvalɆf has been used for ten years with good results. The mean values obtained in analysis of comparative samples of rape, turnip rape and white mustard for seven years in five countries with official methods agree well with the mean values from the multi‐sequential method as used in four laboratories in Sweden. However, the variation coefficient is considerably smaller for the multisequential method. In addition to rape, turnip rape and white mustard, flaxseed, poppy seed, sunflower seed, safflower seed, soybeans and groundnuts can be successfully disintegrated in the steel tubes used in the multisequential method. The free fatty acid content of a rapeseed sample can be determined on the oil used for the gravimetric analysis.