Syed Tufail Hussain Sherazi

　　National Centre of Excellence in Analytical Chemistry, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan

　　Deodorizer distillates are waste products of vegetable oil processing industries obtained during deodorization process. These are very cheap natural sources of several health beneficial components such as tocopherols, sterols, squalene as well as free fatty acids which have numerous industrial applications. These valuable components are being used in different foods, pharmaceutical formulations and cosmetics. Traditional sources of these useful components are vegetable oils, fruits, vegetables and nuts. Global need of these important components has been exceeded than their availability. The deodorizer distillates of various vegetable oils are considered to be a rich source of several valuable components. Therefore, commercial value of deodorizer distillates depends on the composition of deodorizer distillates. GC-MS study was conducted for the separation, identification and quantification of bioactive components of deodorizer distillates collected from local edible oil processing industries.