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COMMODITY SPECIFICATION
REFINED CORN OIL
The corn oil shall be clear and brilliant when held at 70
degrees to 85 degree Fahrenheit. The corn oil shall be free from sediment,
such as metal, wood, dirt, glass, paint, insects, insect parts, or any other
foreign material. The corn oil shall have a bland odor and flavor and
shall be free from beany, rancid, painty, musty, metallic, fishy, putrid, or any
other undesirable odor and/or flavor. The corn oil shall have a light
viscosity and shall not have a heavy oily mouth feel.
The corn oil must be fortified with vitamin A (retinol palmitate) at the rate of
60-75 IU/g.
Analytical Requirements
Bleached, Deodorized, Refined and Winterized
|
Item |
Requirements | |
| Minimum | Maximum | |
| Color Lovibond Scale | 2 red | 20 yellow |
| Moisture and Volatile Matter (percent by weight) | 0.6 | |
| Insoluble Impurities | NONE | |
| Free Fatty Acids as oleic, (percent) by weight, 1/ 2/ | 0.05 | |
| Peroxide Value (meg/kg), 1/ | 1.0 | |
| Stability, Active Oxygen Method (AOM) | 12 hours | |
1/ Determination shall be made within seven days after
packaging.
2/ Maximum of 0.06 percent free fatty acid will be acceptable if propyl gallate
is added as
an antioxidant.
Packaging
4 liter steel cans, 20-liter steel pails, or 208-liter steel drums