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PRODUCT NAME:
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Evening Primrose Oil |
BOTANICAL NAME:
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Oenothera biennis |
PRODUCT CODE:
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EVEO |
FOR MANUFACTURE / PACKAGING
DEFINITION:
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The oil obtained by cold expression from the seeds of Oenothera biennis L. (Fam. Onagraceae)
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APPEARANCE:
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Clear, viscous liquid | |||
COLOUR:
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Yellow | |||
ODOUR:
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Slight, characteristic | |||
RELATIVE DENSITY AT 20/20oC:
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Minimum: 0,921 |
Maximum: 0,931 | ||
REFRACTIVE INDEX AT 20oC:
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Minimum: 1,476 |
Maximum: 1,482
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ACID VALUE:
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Maximum: 2,0 | |||
IODINE VALUE (WIJS or Hanus) |
Minimum: 135 |
Maximum: 165
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SAPONIFICATION VALUE: |
Minimum: 180 |
Maximum: 195
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FATTY ACID PROFILE % |
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C16 Palmitic
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Minimum: 5,0 |
Maximum: 7,0 | |
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C16:1 Palmitoleic
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Minimum: |
Maximum: | |
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C18 Stearic
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Minimum: 1,0 |
Maximum: 3,0 | |
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C18:1 Oleic
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Minimum: 6,0 |
Maximum: 10,0 | |
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C18:2 Linoleic
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Minimum: 68.0 |
Maximum: 76.0 | |
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C18:3 Linolenic
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Minimum: |
Maximum: | |
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C18:3W‐6 Gamma Linolenic |
Minimum: 10.0 |
Maximum : |
PREPARED BY:………………………...
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CHECKED BY:…………………………. |
DATE: August 2002
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DOC NO.: EVE‐RM |
REVIEW NO: 4 |
SUPERSEDES: 3 |