This International Standard specifies a method for the determination of monoacylglycerols, diacylglycerols and triacylglycerols and also free glycerol by high-performance size-exclusion chromatography. It is applicable to products (e.g. emulsifiers) comprising monoacylglycerols and diacylglycerols as main constituents in concentrations >10 %, and to triacylglycerols in a proportion of < 20 %.