Hi Susanne and Martine

 

Aren’t all fatty acids organic acids? For me the difference is in the chain length. I’d only calculate the energy content with the fat-factor if the chain length is >4C.

For acetic acid I would use the factor for organic acids as it has a chain length of 2C.  

 

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Esther

 

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Von: Food Composition Discussion Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Im Auftrag von Susanne Westenbrink
Gesendet: Dienstag, 21. Januar 2014 14:34
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Betreff: energy factor for acetic acid?

 

Dear all,

We have got a question concerning acetic acid.
In the EuroFIR thesaurus this acid is assigned to the organic acids, but with the synonym: fatty acid C2:0.
Our question is: how to deal with the energy calculation if a food, for instance vinegar, contains acetic acid. Is the amount of acetic acid multiplied by the energy factor for fat or for organic acids? Does any of you know more about the energy from acetic acid? And how did you deal with this in your food composition databases?

Kind regards,
Martine Jansen en Susanne Westenbrink


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