| Water and volatile matter |
0.2% max. |
| Insoluble impurities |
0.05% max. |
| Free fatty acids |
0.15 max. expressed as oleic acid |
| Linolenic acid |
0.5% max. of total fatty acids present |
| Delta-7-stigmasterol |
Minimum 9% of total sterol content |
| Brassicasterol |
0.5% of total sterol content |
| Soap |
0.005% max. |
| Foreign odours and flavours |
Nil |
| Peroxide number |
Max. 10 milliequivalents of active oxygen/kg of oil or max. 2 milliequivalents in case of supply ex works or free at port of shipment |
| Specific weight at 20C° |
0.918 – 0.923g/cm³ |
| Refractive index at 40C° |
1.465 – 1.469 |
| Authorised additives |
Max. 75mg of butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT-E-321) per kg of oil |
| Vitamin A enrichment |
60 000 IU/L |
