Almond Oil (Refined) INGREDIENT SPECIFICATION: Almond Oil Refined ORIGIN: Main cultivating countries of the almond tree are the USA (California) and to a minor extend Spain. CERTIFICATE OF ANALYSIS: Each shipment to include certificate. DESCRIPTION: Refined Almond Oil is won from the ripe, shell-free seeds of the almond tree (Prunus amygdalus L.) by mechanical pressing of selected kernels and subsequent refining.The kernels contain 40 â?? 50% fatty oil. APPEARANCE, FLAVOR & COLOR Refined Almond Oil is a light yellow clear, viscous liquid of characteristically mild odor and taste. PROCEDURE â?? Visual & organoleptic PEROXIDE VALUE: A.O.C.S. Cd8-53 IODINE VALUE: 93-105 A.O.C.S. Cd1-25 REFRACTIVE INDEX (20 C): 1,467 â?? 1,473 A.O.C.S. Cc7-75 25*C FREE ACIDITY: Max. 0.5 A.O.C.S. Ca5-40 A.O.C.S Cd8-53 DENSITY (20): 0.911 â?? 0.920 SAPONIFICATION: 185 â?? 195 A.O.C.S. Cd3-25 FATTY ACID COMPOSITION: FATTY ACIDS C 16:0 Max. 0.1% PALMITIC ACID C 16:0 4.0 â?? 9.0% PALMITOLEIC ACID C 16:1 Max. 0.6% HEPTADECANOIC ACID C 17:0 Max. 0.2% STEARIC ACID C 18:0 Max. 3.0% OLEIC ACID C 18:1 2.0 â?? 86.0% LINOLEIC ACID C 18:2 20.0 â?? 30.0% LINOLENIC ACID C 18:3 Max. 0.4% ARACHIDIC ACID C 20:0 Max. 0.2% EICOSENIC ACID C 20:1 Max. 0.3% BEHENIC ACID C 22:0 Max. 0.2% ERUCIC ACID C 22:1 Max. 0.1% STEROL PATTERN IN % BASED ON TOTAL STEROL CONTENT: CHOLESTEROL Max. 0.7 CAMPESTEROL Max. 5.0 STIGMASTEROL Max. 4.0 Î?-SITOSTEROL 73.0 â?? 87.0 Î?-5-AVENASTEROL Min. 5.0 Î?-7-AVENASTEROL Max. 3.0 Î?-7-STIGMASTEROL Max. 3.0 BRASSICASTEROL Max. 0.3 STORAGE: Light protected, at constant temperature, not above room temperature, in tightly sealed containers (nitrogen blanketed). USAGE: Almond Oil refined can be used in pharmaceutical applications and parallel as a gourmet cooking oil (highly heatable). MARKINGS: As per the buyer specification suggested: ALMOND OIL, REFINED COUNTRY OF ORIGIN MANUFACTURER IMPORTER BATCH NUMBER PURCHASE ORDER NUMBER JULIAN DATE PACKAGING: Drums (55 or 58 gallon) DOCUMENTS: Lot or batch numbers Date of Manufacture Certificate of Analysis Kosher Certificate, if required