Soybean Oil" is a vegetable oil that's extracted from the seeds of the soybean plant. Between 2018 and 2019, around 62 million tons (56 million metric tons) of soybean oil were produced around the globe, making it one of the most common cooking oils available. Physical Characteristics Physical State : Liquid Appearance : Light Yellow, Clear and Brilliant Taste : Bland Odor : Bland Color: 5 - 13.5 Yellow / 0.6 - 2.0 Red Quality Standards Free Fatty Acid %: 0.05 - 0.1% Peroxide Value meq/kg: 0.5 - 1.0 meq/kg Refractive Index @ 40oC: 1.4666 - 1.47 Iodine Value (Wijs): 123 - 139 Moisture %: 0.05 - 0.1% Cold Test: 5.5 hrs OSI @ 110oC: 5.5 - 6.0 hrs Saponification Value: 191 - 192 Specific Gravity @ 25oC: 0.915 - 0.925 Smoke Point: 460 - 465oF Flash Point: 650 - 655oF Fire Point: 690 - 695oF Fatty Acid Properties Typical Fatty Acid Profile (major acids) Type Name C14:0 Myristic 0.1% C16:0 Palmitic 8.0 - 14.0 % C16:1 Palmitoleic 0.0 - 0.2% C17:0 Heptadecanoic 0.0 - 0.1% C17:1 9-Heptadecenoic 0.0 - 0.1% C18:0 Stearic 3.0 - 5.0 % C18:1 Oleic 20.0 - 32.0 % C18:2 Linoleic 47.0 - 57.0% C18:3 Linolenic 5.8 - 8.2 % C20:0 Arachidic 0.1 - 0.5% C20:1 Eicosenoic 0.2 - 0.3% C22:0 Behenic 0.2% C24:0 Lignoceric 0.0 - 0.1%