PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS OF SUNFLOWER COOKING OIL.Sunflower Oil production must respect the national and international code practice for processing of this commodity.For compliance with Codex standards, the processor must be able to demonstrate by principle and practice the adoption, implementation and recording of::Good Manufacturing Practice:Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point program Sunflower Oil is manufactured according to a process that should confer to the finished product the following specifications:Specifications Recommended valueOrganoleptic Neutral/bland taste; absence of foreign odours and flavoursMoisture and volatile matter 0.2% maximumInsoluble impurities 0.05% maximumFree fatty acid 0.15% maximum expressed as oleic acidLinoleic acid (C18:2) 48.3-74% of total fatty acidsDelta-7-Stigmasterol 6.5-24 % of total sterolAcid value 0.6 mg maximum of KOH/g oilColor 5-1/4 inch Lovibond cell Red: 1.5 maximum Yellow: 15 maximumSoap content 0.005% maximumPeroxide number 2 milliequivalents maximum of active oxygen per kg oilSaponification value 188-194 mg KOH/g oilIodine value 118 141 g / 100g oilUnsaponifiable matter 1.5% maximumRefractive index (ND 40 oC) 1.461 1.468Relative density (20oC /waterat 20C)0.918 0.923Authorized additives-Butylated hydroxyanisol-Butylated Hydroxytoluene- 175 mg/kg maximum- 75 mg/kg maximumVitamin A 24000 36000 UI per kg oilVitamin D 2400 3600 UI per kg oil
