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Fat Extraction Calculations
Crude Fat Calculation
Crude Fat contained within a food or feed sample can be calculated using the following formula:
Original weight of sample
Weight of pre-extraction dried sample and filter bag
Weight of dried sample and filter bag after extraction
For Liquid Samples, W
2
and W
3
in the equation above will include the weight of Diatomaceous Earth (DE).
For Meat Samples with > 15% fat and plant samples with > 20% fat:
Total Fat Calculation
If hydrolysis is done prior to fat extraction, then Total Fat contained within a food or feed sample can be calculated
using the following formula:
100 x (W
2
– (W
3
+ (C
1
– C
2
)))
Original weight of sample
Weight of dried sample, filter bag, and Diatomaceous Earth (DE) after hydrolysis
Weight of dry extracted sample, filter bag, and DE
Blank filter bag dry weight after hydrolysis
Blank filter bag weight after extraction
The Hydrolysis procedure can be found in the ANKOM HCl Operator's Manual.
Fat Extraction Support Items
The following support items are needed to perform the fat extraction procedure:
Electronic Balance with four-place readout
ANKOM #TB Balance Hardware
ANKOM #TBS Balance Software
Bag Holder (used for adding sample to an empty filter bag)
Heat Sealer for sealing the filter bags
ANKOM #1915 (120V), #1920 (220V)
Desiccant Pouch or Weigh Tin Desiccator for drying
Dryer (capable of temperatures from 60-120°C) - optional
ANKOM #RD (120V), #RDI (220V)
Oven for drying (capable of maintaining 102°C±2°)
Ventilated oven trays to allow for sufficient oven air flow
Weigh Tins (used with samples of > 20% fat)
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