Solubility:
Insoluble in water, slightly soluble in 90° ethanol, soluble in chloroform and hexane

(ISO 660) 0.49 to 1.3%

Density at 20°
Acidity (expressed in % oleic acid)
Peroxide index (in meqO2/Kg)
Saponification index
% unsaponifiable

0.906 to 0.916
0.2 to 1
0 to 2
180-199
0.5 to 0.

Fatty acids
– Myristic acid (C 14: 0)
– Pentadecanoic acid (C 15: 0)
– Palmitic acid (C 16: 0)
– Palmitoleic acid (C 16:1)
– Heptadecanoic acid (C 17: 0)
– Stearic acid (C 18: 0)
– Oleic acid (C 18: 1)
– Linoleic acid (C 18:2)
– Linolenic acid (C 18:3)
– Arachidic acid (C 20: 0)
– Gadoleic acid (C 20: 1)
– Behenic acid (C 22: 0)

≤ 0.15
≤ 0.05
12.0-14.0
≤ 0.12
≤ 0.10
5.0-7.0
43.0 – 49.1
29.3 – 36.0
≤ 0.1
0.3-0.5
0.4-0.5
≤ 0.2

Trans fatty acids

C18:1 T
C18:2T

≤ 0.02
≤ 0.03

Sterol composition (in % of total sterols)

– Schottenol
– Spinasterol
– D- 7 – avenasterol
– Stigmasta-8,22-dien-3b-ol
– Campesterol
– Cholesterol

Total sterols

4,0 – 9,0 %
0,1 – 0,3 %
80,0 – 91,0 %
5,0 – 10,2 %

60 – 90 mg/100 g

triterpene alcohols
Triterpene Alcohols
The majority are:
tirucallol, bamyrin, butyrospermol and lupeol

130-180mg/100g

Stigmasta-3,5-diene content

< 0,05 ppm

Benzo-a-pyrene content

< 0,15 ppb

Content of palmitic acid in position 2 in triglycerides

< 0,5 %