Investigation of possible adulterations in coconut oil sold in the local market

dc.contributor.author	Perera, K.C.D.
dc.contributor.author	Yapa, Y.M.A L.W.
dc.contributor.author	Walpita, J.K.
dc.contributor.author	Karunaratna, A.C.
dc.date.accessioned	2022-04-05T09:36:16Z
dc.date.available	2022-04-05T09:36:16Z
dc.date.issued	2022-01-19
dc.identifier.issn	1391-8796
dc.identifier.uri	http://ir.lib.ruh.ac.lk/xmlui/handle/iruor/5642
dc.description.abstract	Adulteration of coconut oil, the most commonly used edible oil in Sri Lanka, is a serious issue, which has a severe impact on the health condition of the consumers. However, very few scientific studies have been conducted on the status of adulteration of coconut oil available in the local market. This study was focused to assess the quality and possible adulterations of coconut oil samples collected from the local market in the Southern province of Sri Lanka. First, physical and chemical quality parameters of the coconut oil samples were determined and then the qualitative determination of possible adulterants was performed.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka	en_US
dc.subject	Adulteration	en_US
dc.subject	Coconut oil	en_US
dc.subject	Palm oil	en_US
dc.subject	Thin Layer Chromatography	en_US
dc.title	Investigation of possible adulterations in coconut oil sold in the local market	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US