Free Fatty Acid %: 0.05 – 0.1%

Peroxide Value meq/kg: 0.5 - 1.0 meq/kg

Refractive Index @ 40oC: 1.4666 – 1.47

Iodine Value (Wijs): 123 - 139

Moisture %: 0.05 – 0.1%

Cold Test: 5.5 hrs

OSI @ 110oC: 5.5 – 6.0 hrs

Saponification Value: 191 - 192

Specific Gravity @ 25oC: 0.915 – 0.925

Smoke Point: 460 – 465oF

Flash Point: 650 – 655oF

Fire Point: 690 – 695oF

Fatty Acid Properties

Typical Fatty Acid Profile (major acids)

Type Name

C14:0 Myristic 0.1%

C16:0 Palmitic 8.0 – 14.0 %

C16:1 Palmitoleic 0.0 – 0.2%

C17:0 Heptadecanoic 0.0 – 0.1%

C17:1 9-Heptadecenoic 0.0 – 0.1%

C18:0 Stearic 3.0 – 5.0 %

C18:1 Oleic 20.0 – 32.0 %

C18:2 Linoleic 47.0 – 57.0%

C18:3 Linolenic 5.8 – 8.2 %

C20:0 Arachidic 0.1 – 0.5%

C20:1 Eicosenoic 0.2 – 0.3%

C22:0 Behenic 0.2%

C24:0 Lignoceric 0.0 - 0.1%

Total Saturated Acids: 8.1 - 16.0%

Total Monounsaturated Acids: 23.5 - 32.4%

Total Polyunsaturated Acids: 52.8 - 62.2%