Fatty acids in oil can be oxidized to form monoepoxy fatty acids with high absorptivity and potential toxicity during frying. The effects of the ratio of oleic acid to linoleic acid in frying oil on the contents of monoepoxy stearic acid, monoepoxy oleic acid and the relative contents of cis and trans monoepoxy fatty acids in batch frying of French fries were studied. The results showed that monoepoxy fatty acid content increased with the prolonging of frying time. Frying oils with high oleic acid content tended to form more monoepoxystearic acid, and frying oils with high linoleic acid content tended to form more monoepoxy oleic acid. At the same time, the frying process gradually accumulated more trans monoepoxy fatty acids, and cis monoepoxy fatty acids might convert to trans monoepoxy fatty acids. |