Oragnoleptic properties

Specification

Appearance

White to off-white yellowish  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

36 to 54

Melting point

30 to 39 °C

Peroxide value

5 max

Saponifiable number

182 to 199

Un saponifable matter

1.8% 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

Arachidic

2 to 12

40 to 56

38 to 52

2 to 4.5

0 to 4