Soybean Oil takes second place in vegetable oil production and consumption (after palm oil); 25 % of global vegetable/animal oils and fats consumption is soybean oil. The widespread use of soybean oil especially as an edible oil is due to its plentiful and secure availability, due also to the rise in soyoil production. Palm Oil is a major competitor. Although palm produces far more oil per planted area than soybean, soybean’s role is secure because soya meal is in huge demand and oil is a very profitable by-product. Also, palm oil is grown in different areas than soybean, so there is a certain degree of geographic complimentarity.
It is an important ingredient for many foodstuffs like salad dressings and mayonnaise. They contain the oil of the raw soybean. Like gasoline, which is a product of crude oil, soybean oil is a product of raw soybeans. Refining the oil occurs in a refinery in a catalytic cracker processing the raw crude. Thus, the term crack spread for the processing of oil into products.
It is an important ingredient for many foodstuffs like salad dressings and mayonnaise. They contain the oil of the raw soybean. Like gasoline, which is a product of crude oil, soybean oil is a product of raw soybeans. Refining the oil occurs in a refinery in a catalytic cracker processing the raw crude. Thus, the term crack spread for the processing of oil into products.
SOYBEAN OIL SPECIFICATIONS
Commodity: Soybean Oil (RSBO).
Type: Refined, Winterized, Deodorized, Bleached.
Standard: British Standard BS 684, European Norm CEN/TC 307, International Standard Organization ISO/TC 34/SC11, International Food Standards of United Nations and FAO Codex Alimentarius CODEX STAN 210-1999 Standard for Named Vegetable Oils.
Quality: Fit for human consumption, free from foreign matter, any other oil or animal fats.
Color (51/4 Lovibond): Yellow 15, Red 1 maximum, light yellow, clear and transparent.
Odor: Neutral odor, without an artificial odor additive.
Visibility: Without any deposition and blurriness.
Taste: Neutral, without an artificial taste, free from rancidity or any strange or bad taste and smell.
Shelf Life: 12 months, can be up to 24 months with addition.
Physical and Chemical Analysis:
Free Fatty Acid (% m/m Oleic Acid): 0,3 g maximum.
Acid Number (mg KOH/g oil): 0,6 maximum.
Peroxide Value (meq O2/kg oil): 10,0 maximum.
Iodine Value (WIJS Method): 124 - 139
Moisture: 0,2 maximum.
Volatile Matter (% m/m at 105oC): 0,2 maximum.
Saponification Value (mg KOH/g oil): 189 - 195
Unsaponifiable Substances (g/kg): 1,5 maximum.
Insoluble Substances in Ether (%): 0,05 maximum.
Refractive Index (at 40oC): 1,466 - 1,470
Specific Gravity (g at 20oC): 0,919 - 0,925
Soap Content (% m/m): 0,005 maximum.
Halphen Test: Negative.
Mineral Oil Test: Negative.
Sesame Oil Test: Negative.
Cold Test (5,5 hours at 0 oC): Clear.
Heavy Metal Analysis:
Iron (Fe): 1,5 ppm maximum.
Copper (Cu): 0,1 ppm maximum.
Lead (Pb): 0,1 ppm maximum.
Arsenic (As): 0,1 ppm maximum.
Fatty Acid Composition (%):
Kaproic Acid C 6:0: 0,05 maximum.
Kaprilic Acid C 8:0: 0,05 maximum.
Kapric Acid C 10:0: 0,05 maximum.
Lauric Acid C 12:0: 0,1 maximum.
Miristic Acid C 14:0: 0,2 maximum.
Palmitic Acid C 16:0: 8,0 - 13,5
Palmitoleic Acid C 16:1: 0,2 maximum.
Margaric Acid C 17:0: 0,1 maximum.
Heptadecenoic Acid C 17:1: 0,1 maximum.
Stearic Acid C 18:0: 2,0 - 5,4
Oleic Acid C 18:1: 17,0 - 30,0
Linoleic Acid C 18:2: 48,0 - 59,0
Linolenic Acid C 18:3: 4,5 - 11,0
Arachidic Acid C 20:0: 0,1 - 0,6
Eicocenoic (Gadoleic) Acid C 20:1: 0,5 maximum.
Eicosadienoic Acid C 20:2: 0,1 maximum.
Behenic Acid C 22:0: 0,7 maximum.
Docosenoic (Erusic) Acid C 22:1: 0,3 maximum.
Docosadienoic Acid C 22:2: 0,05 maximum.
Lignoseric Acid C 24:0: 0,5 maximum.
Nervonic Acid C 24:1: 0,05 maximum.
Commodity: Soybean Oil (RSBO).
Type: Refined, Winterized, Deodorized, Bleached.
Standard: British Standard BS 684, European Norm CEN/TC 307, International Standard Organization ISO/TC 34/SC11, International Food Standards of United Nations and FAO Codex Alimentarius CODEX STAN 210-1999 Standard for Named Vegetable Oils.
Quality: Fit for human consumption, free from foreign matter, any other oil or animal fats.
Color (51/4 Lovibond): Yellow 15, Red 1 maximum, light yellow, clear and transparent.
Odor: Neutral odor, without an artificial odor additive.
Visibility: Without any deposition and blurriness.
Taste: Neutral, without an artificial taste, free from rancidity or any strange or bad taste and smell.
Shelf Life: 12 months, can be up to 24 months with addition.
Physical and Chemical Analysis:
Free Fatty Acid (% m/m Oleic Acid): 0,3 g maximum.
Acid Number (mg KOH/g oil): 0,6 maximum.
Peroxide Value (meq O2/kg oil): 10,0 maximum.
Iodine Value (WIJS Method): 124 - 139
Moisture: 0,2 maximum.
Volatile Matter (% m/m at 105oC): 0,2 maximum.
Saponification Value (mg KOH/g oil): 189 - 195
Unsaponifiable Substances (g/kg): 1,5 maximum.
Insoluble Substances in Ether (%): 0,05 maximum.
Refractive Index (at 40oC): 1,466 - 1,470
Specific Gravity (g at 20oC): 0,919 - 0,925
Soap Content (% m/m): 0,005 maximum.
Halphen Test: Negative.
Mineral Oil Test: Negative.
Sesame Oil Test: Negative.
Cold Test (5,5 hours at 0 oC): Clear.
Heavy Metal Analysis:
Iron (Fe): 1,5 ppm maximum.
Copper (Cu): 0,1 ppm maximum.
Lead (Pb): 0,1 ppm maximum.
Arsenic (As): 0,1 ppm maximum.
Fatty Acid Composition (%):
Kaproic Acid C 6:0: 0,05 maximum.
Kaprilic Acid C 8:0: 0,05 maximum.
Kapric Acid C 10:0: 0,05 maximum.
Lauric Acid C 12:0: 0,1 maximum.
Miristic Acid C 14:0: 0,2 maximum.
Palmitic Acid C 16:0: 8,0 - 13,5
Palmitoleic Acid C 16:1: 0,2 maximum.
Margaric Acid C 17:0: 0,1 maximum.
Heptadecenoic Acid C 17:1: 0,1 maximum.
Stearic Acid C 18:0: 2,0 - 5,4
Oleic Acid C 18:1: 17,0 - 30,0
Linoleic Acid C 18:2: 48,0 - 59,0
Linolenic Acid C 18:3: 4,5 - 11,0
Arachidic Acid C 20:0: 0,1 - 0,6
Eicocenoic (Gadoleic) Acid C 20:1: 0,5 maximum.
Eicosadienoic Acid C 20:2: 0,1 maximum.
Behenic Acid C 22:0: 0,7 maximum.
Docosenoic (Erusic) Acid C 22:1: 0,3 maximum.
Docosadienoic Acid C 22:2: 0,05 maximum.
Lignoseric Acid C 24:0: 0,5 maximum.
Nervonic Acid C 24:1: 0,05 maximum.
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