Product 7: Almond Oil Refined

Details:

ORIGIN:Main cultivating countries of the almond tree are the USA (California) and to a minor extend Spain.

Refined Almond Oil is won from the ripe, shell-free seeds of the almond tree (Prunus amygdalus L.) by mechanical pressing of selected kernels and subsequent refining.The kernels contain 40 50% fatty oil.

APPEARANCE, FLAVOR & COLORRefined Almond Oil is a light yellow clear, viscous liquid of characteristically mild odor and taste.

PROCEDURE Visual & organoleptic

PEROXIDE VALUE:A.O.C.S. Cd8-53

IODINE VALUE:93-105A.O.C.S. Cd1-25

REFRACTIVE INDEX (20 C):1, 467 1, 473A.O.C.S. Cc7-75 25*C

FREE ACIDITY:Max. 0.5A.O.C.S. Ca5-40

A.O.C.S Cd8-53

DENSITY (20):0.911 0.920

SAPONIFICATION:185 195A.O.C.S. Cd3-25

FATTY ACID COMPOSITION:

FATTY ACIDSC 16:0Max. 0.1%

PALMITIC ACIDC 16:04.0 9.0%

PALMITOLEIC ACIDC 16:1Max. 0.6%

HEPTADECANOIC ACIDC 17:0Max. 0.2%

STEARIC ACIDC 18:0Max. 3.0%

OLEIC ACIDC 18:12.0 86.0%

LINOLEIC ACIDC 18:220.0 30.0%

LINOLENIC ACIDC 18:3Max. 0.4%

ARACHIDIC ACIDC 20:0Max. 0.2%

EICOSENIC ACIDC 20:1Max. 0.3%

BEHENIC ACIDC 22:0Max. 0.2%

ERUCIC ACIDC 22:1Max. 0.1%

STEROL PATTERN IN % BASED ON TOTAL STEROL CONTENT:

CHOLESTEROLMax. 0.7

CAMPESTEROLMax. 5.0

STIGMASTEROLMax. 4.0

-SITOSTEROL73.0 87.0

-5-AVENASTEROLMin. 5.0

-7-AVENASTEROLMax. 3.0

-7-STIGMASTEROLMax. 3.0

BRASSICASTEROLMax. 0.3

STORAGE:Light protected, at constant temperature, not above room temperature, in tightly sealed containers (nitrogen blanketed).