The present investigation was carried out for the estimation of sterol content in marketed edible oil and ghee samples. Eight samples of edible oils and ghee samples were subjected for sterol estimation. The samples include Ragava Palm Swathi (refined palm oil), Kachi Ghani (Mustard oil), Naturrale (sunflower oil), K.S Brand (Gingelly oil), Parachute (coconut oil), Durga (pure ghee), Vandana (pure ghee) and Himaneesdevee (ghee) purchased from local market Kurnool, Andhrapradesh, India. The determination was done by measuring the absorbance on UV spectrophotometer using Liberman – Burchard reaction. The sterol contents of include Ragava Palm Swathi, Kachi Ghani, Naturrale, K.S Brand, Parachute, determined as 18 mg/gm, 48 mg/g, 56 mg/gm, 84 mg/gm and 13 mg/gm respectively, while for Durga, Vandana and Himaneesdevee found as 30 mg/gm, 29 mg/gm, 23 mg/gm. The more amounts of sterols was found to be in gingelly oil and coconut oil have less in comparison.
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