Fat Determination in Shortbread using the Speed­Extractor E-916

The determination of fat in food and feed is a routine procedure for in quality assurance and labeling. Fat was determined in butter shortbread after homogenization of the sample and extraction with the SpeedExtractor E-916. The solvent was evaporated in parallel using the Multivapor P-6. The total fat content was determined gravimetrically after the extract has been dried to a constant weight.