Soybean oil is produced according to the technology required to obtain the finished product.
Specifications Recommended value
Organoleptic Neutral/bland taste, absence of foreign odours and flavours
Moisture and volatile matter 0.2% maximum
Insoluble impurities 0.05% maximum
Free fatty acid 0.1% maximum expressed as oleic acid
Linolenic acid (C18:3) 4.5-11% of total fatty acids
Linoleic acid (C18:2) 48-59 % of total fatty acids
Delta-7-Stigmasterol 1.4-5.2
Acid value 0.6 mg maximum of KOH/g oil
Color 5-1/4 inch Lovibond cell
Red: 2 maximum
Yellow: 20 maximum
Soap content 0.005% maximum
Peroxide number 2 milliequivalents maximum of active oxygen per kg oil
Saponification value 189-195 mg KOH/g oil
Iodine value 124– 139 g/100g oil
Unsaponifiable matter 1.5% maximum
Refractive index (ND 40o
C) 1.466 – 1.470
Relative density
(20o
C /water at 20°C)
0.919 – 0.925
Authorized additives
-Butylated hydroxyanisol - 175 mg/kg maximum
-Butylated Hydroxytoluene - 75 mg/kg maximum
Vitamin A 24000– 36000 UI per kg oil
Vitamin D 2400 – 3600 UI per kg oil.