| MATERIAL SPECIFICATION |
| Description: |
Evening Primrose Oil |
INCI Name: |
Oenothera Biennis |
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CAS No: |
n/a |
| ANALYTICAL DETAILS |
RANGE |
TYPICAL |
| IODINE VALUE (by calculation) |
150 - 162 |
161.13 |
| FREE FATTY ACID CONTENT(% AS OLEIC) |
< 1.0 |
0.6 |
| PEROXIDE VALUE |
< = 3.0 |
0.1 |
| COLOUR |
< 40 Y, 15
R |
32 Y, 1.8 R |
| REFRACTIVE INDEX (20 °C) |
1.4750 - 1.4900 |
1.47800 |
| SUM OF LIGHT PAH’S (micro-gram / kg) |
20 Max |
13.6 |
| SUM OF HEAVY PAH’s(micro-gram / kg) |
5 Max |
0.1 |
| SUM OF PAH’s(micro-gram / kg) |
25 Max |
13.7 |
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RANGE |
TYPICAL |
FATTY
ACID PROFILE
(MAJOR ACIDS) |
PALMITIC |
C16:0 |
5.5 - 7.0 |
5.80 |
| STEARIC |
C18:0 |
1.5 - 2.5 |
1.6 |
| OLEIC |
C18:1 |
5.0 - 11.0 |
6.2 |
| LINOLEIC |
C18:2 |
66 - 76 |
75.2 |
| GAMMA LINOLENIC |
C18:3 |
9.0 - 10.9 |
10.1 |
| ALPHA LINOLENIC |
C18:3 |
1.0 max |
0.2 |
| ICOSANOIC |
C20:0 |
1.0 max |
0.2 |
| ICOSENOIC |
C20:1 |
1.0 max |
0.1 |
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