The Application of 13C NMR and Untargeted Multivariate Analysis for Classifying Virgin Coconut Oil

• Main Authors: Lagurin, Lolita G, Garrovillas, Mark Joseph, Dayrit, Fabian M
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2021
• Subjects: virgin coconut oil; 13C NMR spectroscopy; multivariate analysis; ROC curves; Chemistry; Organic Chemistry
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/chemistry-faculty-pubs/154; https://archium.ateneo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1153&context=chemistry-faculty-pubs
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Virgin coconut oil (VCO) is produced from fresh mature coconut meat without the use of chemicals or high heat. VCO can be made using three processes: fermentation, centrifuge, and expeller. To determine quality, it is important to be able to differentiate control VCO (fresh) from old VCO, refined bl...