3.2. Accuracy of the method
To evaluate the accuracy of the method, the sample recovery percentage(%R) values were calculated. The%R valuesand FA were established from the complete analysis (intriplicate) of 6 samples spik with 3 levels of FA standards (STD). In Table 2 mean values of %R are presented. Asobservedin Table 2, the%R values ranged between 83% and 108%. The %R values were slightly higher for C12:0, C15:0, C16:0, and C18:0. The highest variation in the %R values were observed in the STD 150% than in STD 50%, probably because this STD contained the lowest percentage of FA. There covery percentages in this study were approaching 100% which indicates the appropriateness of the proposed method in terms of quality control to analyze amixture of FA