| Abstract
| - This paper introduces a facile method to determine the amount of mono- and diglycerides in virginolive oils. This method is based on the phosphorylation of the free hydroxyls of the mono- anddiglycerides with 2-chloro-4,4,5,5-tetramethyldioxaphospholane and the integration of the appropriate peaks in the 31P NMR spectrum. Quantitative 31P NMR spectroscopy can be extended to thequantification of other constituents of olive oils bearing functional groups with labile protons. Keywords: Olive oil; 31P NMR; monoglycerides; diglycerides
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