Mustard Oil
 

Specification

Mustard oil

Oragnoleptic properties

Specification

Appearance

Colourless to pale yellow brawn liquid

Odour 

Characteristic odor

Solubility

Miscible with light petroleum ether

Physical Characteristic

  

Refractive index @ 20 oC

1.440 to 1.486

Specific gravity @ 25 oC

0.880  to 936

Acid value

NMT 4.00mgKOH/gm

Iodine value

92 to 125

Peroxide value

10 max

Water content

0.30% Max

Saponifiable number

167 to 202

Un saponifable matter

1.5% max

Free fatty acid

NMT 1.0%

Chromatographic Analysis:%

Palmitic acid

Stearic acid

Oleic acid

Eicosenoic acid

Erucic acid

Linoleic acid

Linolenic acid

 

1.50 to 12.0

0.5 to 6.5

10 to 24

3.6 to 15.8

38 to 56

10 to 18

3.2 to 14.5

Storage: To keep the material cool and dark palace below at 25°C