Analysis and use of the fat of residues in slaughterhouses of chickens

Abstract

Analyses of fat samples of chickens from slaughterhouses were carried out. The products of the methanolysis of the fat in sulfuric acid showed, through coupled gaseous chromatography with mass spectrometer, the presence of unsaturated fat acids and a great amount of cholesterol. The treatment of that fat with caustic soda resulted in a soap of good quality.

Keywords

• Chickens
• Fat acids
• Cholesterol
• Saponification
• Esterification