| 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 | ||