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COMMODITY SPECIFICATION
VEGETABLE OIL
The vegetable oil shall be clear and brilliant when held
at 70 degrees to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
The vegetable oil shall be free from sediment, such as metal, wood, dirt, glass,
paint, insects, insect parts, or any other foreign material. The vegetable
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 vegetable oil shall have a light viscosity and shall not have
a heavy oily mouth feel.
The vegetable oil shall be fortified with vitamin A (retinol palmitate) at the
rate of 60-75 IU/g.
Analytical Requirements
Bleached, Deodorized, Refined and Winterized (Style A)
| Item | Requirements | |
| Minimum | Maximum | |
| Color (Lovibond) Scale | 2.0 red 20.0 yellow |
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| Moisture and Volatile Matter (percent by weight) | 0.06 | |
| Insoluble Impurities | NONE | |
| Free Fatty Acids as oleic, (percent) by weight, 1/ 2/ | 0.05 | |
| Peroxide Value (PV) (meg/kg), 1/ | 1.0 | |
| Stability, Oil Stability Index (OSI)1/ | 5 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, 4-liter plastic jugs, 20-liter steel pails, or 208-liter
steel drums