EN ISO 18395:2007

Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Principle
5 Reagents
6 Apparatus
7 Sampling
8 Preparation of test sample
9 Procedure
10 Calculation
11 Precision
12 Test report
Annex A (informative) - Examples of chromatograms
Annex B (informative) - Results of interlaboratory test
Bibliography

ISO 18395:2005 specifies a method for the determination of monoacylglycerols, diacylglycerols and triacylglycerols and also free glycerol by high-performance size-exclusion chromatography. It is applicable to products (e.g. emulsifiers) comprising monoacylglycerols and diacylglycerols as main constituents in concentrations greater than 10 %, and to triacylglycerols in a proportion of less than 20 %.The method is not applicable to dairy fats or fats and oils having a wide range of fatty acid chain lengths, since diacylglycerols of short fatty acids have a lower molecular mass than monoacylglycerols of long-chain fatty acids. The method has restricted applicability to acylglycerol mixtures based on caprylic and capric acids. Here, only the monoacylglycerol content and the free glycerol content can be determined.