PARAMETERS

REQUIRED SPECIFICATION

COLOUR IN 5 ¼” APPROX

2 RED 20 YELLOW

FFA

0.6% MAX

ACID VALUE

1.20% MAX

IODINE VALUE

82-89

REFRACTIVE INDEX @ 20 C

1.477-1.481

SAPONIFICATION VALUE

176-187

UN SAPONIFIABLE MATTER(%) MAX

0.80% MAX

SPECIFIC GRAVITY

0.952-0.965

WATER

0.3% MAX

PEROXIDE VALUE

5.0 MAX

OPTICAL ROTATION

+3.5-6.0

HYDROXYL VALUE

150 MIN.

LIGHT ABSORPTION

BELOW 1.0%

FOREIGN FATTY SUBSTANCES

1.      A MIXTURE OF 2 MD OF THE OIL AND 8 MI OF ETHANOL 96% EACH CLEAR

2.      SHAKE 10.0 MI OF OIL WITH 20.0 ML OF PETROLEUM SPIRIT AND ALLOW TO SEPARATE THE VALUE OF THE LOWER LAYER IS NOT LESS THAN 16.0 ML