Oragnoleptic properties

Specification

Appearance

White to off-white yellowish soft semisolid fat.

Odour

Almost odourless

Solubility

Insoluble in water, soluble in costametic & vegetable

Physical Characteristic

Refractive index @ 20 ^oC

1.450 to 1.498

Acid value

NMT 5.0mgKOH/gm

Iodine value

26 to 55

Melting point

30 to 42 °C

Peroxide value

10 max

Saponifiable number

180 to 220

Un saponifable matter

2.0% max

Free fatty acid as oleic

1.85%

Microbiological Analysis:

Standard Plate Count

Yeast and Mold Count

Escherichia coli

Salmonella

NMT 100 cfu/gm

NMT 10 cfu/gm

Absent

Absent