Norms Characters | Norm C.A. | Norm C.O.I. | Norm Charbonnier 1996 | |
-Chemical: | ||||
Acid index | Max6.6 | Max 4 | mg NaOH / g oil % oleic acid | |
Free acidity | Max 3.3 | Max 3.3 | ||
Saponification index | 184 - 196 | 184 - 196 | ||
Ester index | < 1% | |||
% impurity | ||||
Peroxide index | Max 20 | Max 20 | Peroxide oxygen meq / kg oil | |
Iodine index | 74 - 94 | 74 - 96 | ||
-Physical: | ||||
Water content | Max 0.2 | Max 0.2 | % | |
Hydrogen potential(pH) | ||||
Absorbance in the UV | ||||
at 232 nm | Max 2.24 | nm | ||
at 270 nm | Max 0.30 | nm |