| MATERIAL SPECIFICATION |
| Description: |
Refined Borage Oil |
INCI Name: |
Borago Officinalis |
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CAS No: |
n/a |
| ANALYTICAL DETAILS |
RANGE(%) |
TYPICAL (%) |
| IODINE VALUE (CALC) |
130 – 150 |
145.39 |
| FREE FATTY ACID CONTENT(% AS OLEIC) |
3.0 max |
0.5 |
| COLOUR (LOVIBOND 5¼" CELL) |
<20 Y, <2 R |
4.0 Y, 0.4 R |
| PEROXIDE VALUE |
3.0 max |
0.2 |
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RANGE (%) |
TYPICAL (%) |
FATTY
ACID PROFILE(MAJOR ACIDS) |
Palmitic |
C16:0 |
9.5 – 11.5 |
10.0 |
| Palmitoleic |
C16:1 |
0.3 – 0.5 |
0.3 |
| Stearic |
C18:0 |
3.4 – 4.2 |
3.7 |
| Oleic |
C18:1 |
15.7 – 19.3 |
16.8 |
| Linoleic |
C18:2 |
34.0 – 40.0 |
37.3 |
| Gamma Linolenic |
C18:3 |
22.0 min |
22.8 |
| Icosenoic |
C20:1 |
2.0 – 5.5 |
3.9 |
| Docosenoic |
C22:1 |
C22:1 |
2.3 |
| Tetracosenoic |
C24:1 |
1.0 – 2.0 |
1.4 |
| Minor Components |
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1.5 |
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