refined soybean oil

Description

Refined soybean oil:
 

REFINED SOYBEAN OIL - NON GMO - HUMAN CONSUMPTION.

Specific gravity: 0.916-0.922

Refractive index: 1.465-1.475

Heavy metals, Method: 0.001% max

Iodine value: 120 141

Saponification Value: mg HOH/g: 180 200

Unsaponifiable Matter: % < 1.00

Acidity Refined oil: g Oleic Acid/100s: < 0.3

Acidity Crude Oil: g Oleic Acid/100g: < 2.00

Free fatty acid: < 2.5 mL of 0.02 N NaOH

Peroxide Vakue: < 10.0 max.

Color Gardner: AOCS Td la-64 4 max.

Appearance: Greenish-yellow, bright & clear oily liquid.

Flavor and odor: Bland,  soybean aroma

Typical peroxide value: < 1.0 meq/kg.

TYPICAL FATTY ACID COMPOSITION (%)

C14:0 < 0.5

C16:0 7-14

C16:1 < 0.5

C18:0 1-6

C18:1 19-30

C18:2 44-62

C18:3 4-11

C20:0 < 1.0

C20:1 < 1.0

C22:0 < 0.5

Nutritional Functions

Soybean Oil is used as a Cooking as well as Salad oil, since it is free from Cholesterol, low in Saturated Fat and rich in natural Tocopherol (Vitamin-E). Soyabean Oil can be used for making food products.

Non Nutritional Functions

1. Alfa Tocopherol content in Soybean Oil, is active in Improving Immunity, Controlling Ageing, Cardiovascular Diseases and also finds use in Cancer treatment.

2. Being a semi drying oil, Soybean Oil is used in Surface Coating Industries such as Paints, Varnishes, Printing Ink and related products.

3. Soybean Oil can also be used for making Alkyd Resins, Core Oils and Blown Oils, used in metal foundries for making moulds and patterns.

4. Soybean Oil can be used for making Plasticizers and Epoxydised Oils, to maintain the plasticity of PVC and as a stabilizer for increasing the stability in PVC and Pesticides.

5. Soybean Oil can be used for Fortification with anti-oxidant like BHA (Butylated Hydroxy Anisole) after hydrogenation, which increases the shelf life of BHA.