Guava Oil
 

Specification

Guava oil

Oragnoleptic properties

Specification

Appearance

Colourless to pale yellow  greenish liquid.

Odour 

Characteristic odor odour

Solubility

Miscible with light petroleum ether

Physical Characteristic

 

Refractive index @ 20 oC

1.445 to 1.479

Specific gravity @ 25 oC

0.908 to 0.938

Acid value

NMT 2.00mgKOH/gm

Iodine value

119 to 165

Peroxide value

10 max

Water content

0.20% Max

Saponifiable number

162 to 180

Un saponifable matter

1.5% max

Chromatographic Analysis:%

Palmitic acid

Stearic acid

Oleic acid

Linoleic acid

 

4.50 to 14,0 

1.8 to 6.9

12 to 40

45.4 to 68

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