Chemical index

Units

Palm

Palm SG

Copra

Groundnut

Cotton

Cabbage

Shea

Iodine index

g of I₂/100 g

65.5

60.8

11.2

96.6

112.4

20.8

32.9

Saponification index

mg of KOH/g

195 to 205

195 to 205

255 to 267

186 to 196

190 to 198

246 to 254

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Peroxide index

meq O₂/kg

2.45

7.85

4.41

31.37

16.91

2.72

35.10

Acid index

mg of KOH/g

14.4

67.8

3.5

3.3

2.5

9.7

18.5