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

1.452 to 1.496

Acid value

NMT 4.0mgKOH/gm

Iodine value

31 to 44

Melting point

30 to 36 °C

Peroxide value

5 max

Saponifiable number

180 to 204

Un saponifable matter

2.0% max

Free fatty acid as oleic

0.85%

Microbiological Analysis:

Standard Plate Count

Yeast and Mold Count

Escherichia coli

Salmonella

NMT 100 cfu/gm

NMT 10 cfu/gm

Absent

Absent

GC Assay

Palmitic acid

Stearic acid

Oileic acid

Linoleic acid

Max 26

28 to 62

30 to 49

2 to 16