Edible vegetable oils were analysed for tocopherols by reversed-phase HPLC. These included refined corn, soybean, sunflower, rapeseed, grapeseed, and peanut oils, and cold-pressed extra-virgin olive, linseed, rapeseed, and sunflower oils. Total measured tocopherol concentrations varied in the range from 121 to 829 mg/kg. The contents of individual α-, (β+γ)-, and δ-tocopherols show a great diversity depending on the kind of oil. Moreover, the effect of photooxidation on the tocopherol content was studied in cold-pressed sunflower and rapeseed oils. These studies revealed only a minor decomposition of tocopherols under visible light.
The studies of the applicability of headspace sampling coupled to mass spectrometry in discrimination of differently aged beers are reported. The entire mass spectra of headspace components provided “fingerprints” of the beer samples and were used for classification purposes. PCA analysis of the mass spectra revealed clustering of samples according to the aging procedure, allowing automated sample classification by appropriate chemometric methods.