FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2005, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (12): 62-65.

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Study on Maize-yellow Pigments and Fatty Acids Extracted with SC-CO2 from Corn Gluten Meal

 LI  Da-Jing, LIU  Rong, FANG  Gui-Zhen   

  1. 1.Department of Food Science and Engineering, College of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University;2.College of Material Science and Engineering, Northeast Forestry University
  • Online:2005-12-15 Published:2011-10-01

Abstract: The product, Maize-yellow pigment, extracted from corn gluten meal by supercritical CO2 was analyzed and identified. Both components of pigment and fatty acids in corn oil were studied. The results showed that three major compo- nents of pigment were isolated with MgO column chromatogram, the result further identified that component A was carotene, component B cryptoxanthin and component D probably zeaxanthin or lutein assayed by high performance liquid chromatogram, ultraviolet-visible spectrum and chemical analytical method. It also showed that fatty acids in corn oil were composed of palmitic acid, stearic acid, oieic acid, linoleic acid etc., which were protective to pigments.

Key words: Maize-yellow, pigment, fatty acids, MgO column chromatogram