Statfol Seed Oils
MATERIAL SPECIFICATION
Description: Avocado Oil Refined INCI Name: Persea Gratissima
    CAS No: 8024-32-6
ANALYTICAL DETAILS
RANGE(%)
TYPICAL (%)
IODINE VALUE (CALC)
75 – 95
82.6
FREE FATTY ACID CONTENT(% AS OLEIC)
<= 0.5
0.14
COLOUR (LOVIBOND 5¼" CELL)
<= 60.0 Y,< = 6.0 R
45.0 Y, 4.6 R
REFRACTIVE INDEX AT 20 °C
1.455 – 1.475
1.4730
SAPONIFICATION VALUE
180 – 190
188.2
PEROXIDE VALUE
<= 3.0
0.6

FATTY ACID PROFILE(MAJOR ACIDS)
RANGE (%)
TYPICAL (%)
Palmitic
C16:0
12.0 – 25.0
13.9
Palmitoleic
C16:1
3.0 – 10.0
3.4
Stearic
C18:0
0.5 – 2.0
0.5 – 2.0
Oleic
C18:1
45.0 – 75.0
66.7
Linoleic
C18:2
5.0 – 15.0
11.7
Alpha Linolenic
C18:3
0.5 – 3.0
0.6
Arachidic
C20:0
< 1.0
0.3
Eicosenoic
C20:1
< 0.5
0.4
Behenic
C22:0
< 0.5
0.2
Soil AssociationCCOFFab 3
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