Vegetable

Desi Ghee Refined Oil Glycerol Coconut Oil Paraffin Oil Beeswax
Ghee

The
acrolein
test detects
the
presence of
glycerol or
The acrolein The acrolein
The acrolein fat. When
test is used to test is used to
test detects the fat is
detect the detect the
presence of heated in In a test
presence of presence of
glycerol or fat. the tube, fats
glycerol or fat. glycerol or fat.
When fat is presence of and oils are paraffin oil
When fat is When fat is
heated in the a heated with
heated in the heated in the no odor was
presence of a
presence of a presence of a
dehydrating crystals of beeswax no
dehydrating agent such potassium released
dehydrating dehydrating odor was
agent such as as bisulfite when the
Acrolein agent such as agent such as released
potassium potassium KHSO4. sample was
Test
bisulphate, the
potassium potassium
bisulphate Acrolein's when the
bisulphate, the bisulphate, the heated
glycerol portion (KHSO4), pungent, sample was
glycerol portion glycerol portion pungent
of the molecule the glycerol irritating heated
of the molecule of the molecule odor wasn't
dehydrates to portion of odor or smell
dehydrates to dehydrates to produced
form acrolein, the confirms the
form acrolein, form acrolein,
an unsaturated molecule presence of
an unsaturated an unsaturated
aldehyde with a dehydrates fat or oil.
aldehyde with a aldehyde with a
pungent, to form
pungent pungent
irritating odor. acrolein, an
irritating odor. irritating odor.
unsaturated
aldehyde
with a
pungent,
irritating
odor.
 The light was
The light was The light was
on. and it is
on. and it is on. and it is
diffracted
diffracted diffracted
passed from
passed from inherited from
one to another
Translucent one to another one facet of the
the other side
the paper's to paper
spot of the to paper
backside to the another
another view
other side and viewpoint and
point and
created a created a
created a
translucent translucent
translucent
area. area.
area.
 When unsaturated aldehyde acrolein with a pungent irritation odor is formed in the acrolein test, the presence
Discussion of glycerol or fat is detected. Fats and oils are detected when a sheet of paper (filter) diffracts light and allows
light to pass from one side of the paper to the other, resulting in a translucent spot.
 Baudouin test
Observation Discussion Conclusion
vanaspati ghee Rose-red colour The Furfural test detects ghee
appears. adulteration with sesame oil, whereas the
Baudouin test detects the presence of
desi ghee No formation of
vanaspati hydrogenated fat, refined
rose-red colour.
vegetable oil, and animal fats in ghee.

HUBLE’S
TEST Observation Discussion Conclusion
 This test determines the percentage of an oil or fat that is Huble's reagent
Cotton unsaturated. Huble's reagent reacts with iodine in an alcoholic reacts with iodine
in an alcoholic The violet color
seed oil solution containing some mercuric chloride. If the oil or fat is
solution of iodine fades
unsaturated, the violet color of the iodine fades during the process. containing some away in a test
mercuric tube containing
chloride. If the linseed oil, but
oil or fat is not in a test tube
After thoroughly shaking the mixture, they add three drops of unsaturated, the containing
Huble's reagent to each test tube. The violet color of iodine fades violet color of the cottonseed oil.
away in a test tube containing linseed oil, but not in a test tube iodine fades Cotton seed oil is
linseed oil during the less saturated than
containing cottonseed oil. Cotton seed oil is less saturated than
process. Even in linseed oil, as
linseed oil, as evidenced by this finding.
saturated oil or evidenced by this
fat, the violet finding.
color of iodine
does not fade.