# Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91 of 11 July 1991 on the characteristics of olive oil and olive-residue oil and on the relevant methods of analysis, Division 2: PRINCIPLE

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

After preparation the oil sample is subjected to the action of pancreatic lipase: partial and specific hydrolysis in positions 1 and 3 of the triglyceride molecule causes monoglycerides to appear in position 2. The percentage of 2-glyceryl monopalmitate in the monoglyceride fraction is determined after silylation by capillary-column gas chromatography.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/1991/2568/annex/VII/division/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1991-2568/annex-VII/division-2
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