Sunflower Oil Introduction
Sunflower oil is extracted from sunflower seed, due to rich nutrition, people love to eat all of the world, some countries call it healthy oil, prolong life of oil.Quality characteristics of sunflower oil:lightyellow color,clear;taste fragrant,no smell;low melting point,easy to human digestion.Linoleic content is the maximum in vegetable cooking oil,therefore,eating sunflower oil has curative effect to the patient with hypertension,fatter,cerebral embolism,heart disease,nephritic
Refined Sunflower Oil Specifications
Physical properties
1. Appearance: No residue at 40 deg. C
2. Cold test: Min.48 hours at 0 deg. C
3. Colour: Max.1.2 red, lovibond tintometer 5/20 inch
4. Refractive index:1.465-1.475 at 40 deg. C
5. Density:0.91-0.92 g/cm3 at 20 deg. C
6. Volatile matter: Max.0.07 % at 105 deg. C
7. Taste : Excellent
8. Odor : None - not sensed
Chemical specifications
1. %free fatty acids (ffa): Max 0.1
2. % ash (*): Max.0.05
3. Saponification value:190.32 koh/g. Of oil
4. Iodine value:134.13 (wijs-hanus method)
5. Peroxide:0.2 meq/KG. Of oil
6. % soap:0.0005
7. % unsaponifiable matter: Max.0.12
8. Impurities: None
9. % saturated fat(-ty acids):8-12
10. % unsaturated fat(-ty acids):87-91
11. Feeding energy:900kcal
12. Iron : < 0.02 mg/lt
13. Fatty acid composition :
C14:0 :0.06 C16:0 :5.77 C18:0 :4.1 C18:1 :27.3
C18:2 :59.2 C20:0 :0.27 C18:3 :0.25