SUNFLOWER Oil

Organoleptic
Moisture and volatile matter Insoluble impurities
Free fatty acid
Linoleic acid (C18:2) Delta-7-Stigmasterol
Acid value
Color
Soap content
Peroxide number Saponification value
Iodine value
Unsaponifiable matter Refractive index (ND 40 oC)
Relative density (20oC /water at 20°C)
Authorized additives -Butylated hydroxyanisol -Butylated Hydroxytoluene Vitamin A
Vitamin D
Recommended value
Neutral/bland taste; absence of foreign odours and flavours 0.2% maximum
0.05% maximum
0.15% maximum expressed as oleic acid
48.3-74% of total fatty acids 6.5-24 % of total sterol
0.6 mg maximum of KOH/g oil 5-1/4 inch Lovibond cell
Red: 1.5 maximum
Yellow: 15 maximum
0.005% maximum
2 milliequivalents maximum of active oxygen per kg oil 188-194 mg KOH/g oil
118– 141 g / 100g oil 1.5% maximum 1.461 – 1.468
0.918 – 0.923
– 175 mg/kg maximum
– 75 mg/kg maximum 24000– 36000 UI per kg oil 2400 – 3600 UI per kg oil