Sunflower Oil
Refined Sunflower Seed Oil
The sunflower seed oil shall be clear and brilliant when held at 70 degrees to 85 degree Fahrenheit. The sunflower seed oil shall be free from sediment, such as metal, wood, dirt, glass, paint, insects, insect parts, or any other foreign material. The sunflower seed oil shall have a bland odor and flavor and shall be free from beany, rancid, painty, musty, metallic, fishy, putrid, or any other undesirable odor and/or flavor. The sunflower seed oil shall have a light viscosity shall and not have a heavy oily mouth feel.
The oil must be fortified with vitamin A (retinol palmitate) at the rate of 60-75 IU/g.
ANALYTICAL REQUIREMENTS
Refined, Bleached, and Deodorized Sunflower Seed Oil
ITEM |
REQUIREMENTS |
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Minimum |
Maximum |
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Color Lovibond Scale |
1.5 red |
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Saponification (SAP) Value |
186 |
194 |
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Moisture and Impurities |
10.0% |
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Unsaponifiable |
1.5% |
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Free Fatty Acids 1/ 2/ |
0.05% |
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Iodine Value |
125 |
145 |
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Peroxide Value 1/ |
1 |
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Linoleic 3/ |
55.0% |
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Specific Gravity by 20 Degree |
0.917 |
0.924 |
Last Updated on Tuesday, 31 January 2012 23:33
