Mid-Oleic Sunflower Oil (NuSun)
FULLY REFINED, BLEACHED, & DEODORIZED
Trading Rules
Specifications from American Fats and Oils Association: Rule 15B
|
| Item |
Value |
| Free Fatty Acid (as Oleic) |
0.05% Maximum |
Moisture and Impurities
(AOCS Ca 2d-25) |
0.10% Maximum |
| Peroxide Value |
2.0 Maximum |
| Color (Lovibond Scale) |
2.5 Red Maximum |
| Iodine Value |
88-115.0 |
| Oleic |
55% Minimum
75% Maximum |
| Flavor |
Pleasing |
Appearances
(Waxes Not Separated) |
Will be cloudy at room temperature |
| Other Possible Specs: |
|
| Saponification Value |
186-194 |
| Unsaponifiable |
1.5% Maximum |
| Specific Gravity by 20 Degrees Centigrade |
0.917-0.924 |
Rule 15B -- Fully refined, bleached and deodorized Mid-Oleic Sunflower Oil (NuSun) shall be pure mid-oleic Sunflower seed Oil. It shall be produced from fair average quality crude mid-oleic sunflower seed oil from which essentially all of the free fatty acids and non-oil substances have been removed by chemical treatments and by mechanical or physical separation. (Effective 1/1/2003)
NOTE: For further information or questions regarding NuSun trading rules, go to American Fats and Oils Association. |