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Thermal and quality evaluation of vegetable oils used in ruminant feed

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Dairies add fat supplements to the diets of small ruminants to increase energy production and consequently the production and quality nutritional and sensorial of the milk. This study investigated the thermal and oxidative stability of babassu, castor, faveleira, and sesame oils by TG/DTA and PDSC. The profile of the fatty oils studied was determined by GC–MS as well as physicochemical characteristics. The thermogravimetric profile of the oils indicated that mass loss was caused by the decomposition or volatility of the triacylglycerides. Faveleira and sesame oils showed a high percentage of polyunsaturated fatty acids, especially C18:2. From a nutritional standpoint, unsaturated oils are more suitable supplements for animals because they promote biochemical changes beneficial to human health.

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The National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) provided financial support, and the Foundation for Research Support of the State of Amazonas (FAPEAM) granted the scholarship. The food chemistry laboratories of the Department of Nutrition, Laboratory of Food Science, Department of Food Engineering, and the Laboratory of Fuels and Materials (LACOM), both of the Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, provided research support.

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  1. Post-graduation Program in Science and Food Technology, Technology Center, Federal University of Paraiba (PPGCTA/CT/UFPB), Campus I, João Pessoa, 58059-900, Brazil

    Ertha Janine Lacerda de Medeiros, Angela Maria Tribuzy de M. Cordeiro & Marta Suely Madruga

  2. Department of Nutrition, Center for Health Sciences, Federal University of Paraiba (DN/CCS/UFPB), Campus I, João Pessoa, 58059-900, Brazil

    Rita de Cássia Ramos do Egypto Queiroga

  3. Laboratory of Fuels and Materials, Department of Chemistry, Center for Science and Nature, Federal University of Paraiba (LACOM/DQ/SCHS/UFPB), Campus I, João Pessoa, 58059-900, Brazil

    Antônio Gouveia de Souza

  4. Doctoral Degree Program in Animal Science, Department of Animal Science, Agricultural Science Center, Federal University of Paraiba (PDIZ/CCA/UFPB), Campus II, Areia, PB, 58397-000, Brazil

    Ariosvaldo Nunes de Medeiros & Darklê Luiza de Souza

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de Medeiros, E.J.L., de Cássia Ramos do Egypto Queiroga, R., de Souza, A.G. et al. Thermal and quality evaluation of vegetable oils used in ruminant feed. J Therm Anal Calorim 112, 1515–1521 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-012-2653-3

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