Accuracy of Peanut Moisture Determinations by Using the Official AOCS Method1

A collaborative study was conducted using Spanish peanuts at Oklahoma State University and Virginia peanuts at North Carolina State University regarding the variability in moisture determination using the official AOCS method. The variability among 30 samples was estimated at 5 moisture levels for each of the two peanut types. No difference could be detected between the two types and the data were combined. The standard deviation was linearly related to the mean moisture. Data provided information necessary to compute the number of samples required for a desired precision.

Emulsifiers. III. Periodic Acid Analysis for 1-Monoglycerides

Two collaborative studies were conducted to compare the official AOCS method, Cd 11–57, and a revised Miner procedure. The second study used known materials to obtain accuracy information. Studies showed that the revised Miner procedure is more accurate and more precise at low monoglyceride levels such as those encountered in commercial shortenings. It is recommended that the Miner procedure be adopted as official first action. It is further recommended that the joint AOAC-AOCS methods study of these two procedures be continued so that a single common method can be made official by both societies.

Emulsifiers. II. Periodic Acid Analysis for 1-Monoglycerides

Two periodic acid analytical methods have been compared for the determination of 1-monoglycerides. A revised Miner procedure is apparently faster and more precise than the official AOCS method, Cd 11-57. The AOCS procedure is recommended for adoption as official, first action. A joint AOAC-AOCS multi-methods study should be conducted to compare the Miner and AOCS procedures.