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

1.450 to 1.485

Acid value

NMT 2.0mgKOH/gm

Iodine value

36 to 54

Melting point

35 to 45°C

Water

0.2% max

Peroxide value

5 max

Saponifiable number

172 to 205

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