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 – 50% fatty oil.
APPEARANCE, FLAVOR & COLORRefined Almond Oil is a light yellow clear, viscous liquid of characteristically mild odor and taste.
PROCEDURE – Visual & organoleptic
PEROXIDE VALUE:A.O.C.S. Cd8-53
IODINE VALUE:93-105A.O.C.S. Cd1-25
REFRACTIVE INDEX (20◦ C):1,467 – 1,473A.O.C.S. Cc7-75 25*C
FREE ACIDITY:Max. 0.5A.O.C.S. Ca5-40

A.O.C.S Cd8-53
DENSITY (20◦):0.911 – 0.920
SAPONIFICATION:185 – 195A.O.C.S. Cd3-25
FATTY ACID COMPOSITION:
FATTY ACIDSC 16:0Max. 0.1%
PALMITIC ACIDC 16:04.0 – 9.0%
PALMITOLEIC ACIDC 16:1Max. 0.6%
HEPTADECANOIC ACIDC 17:0Max. 0.2%
STEARIC ACIDC 18:0Max. 3.0%
OLEIC ACIDC 18:12.0 – 86.0%
LINOLEIC ACIDC 18:220.0 – 30.0%
LINOLENIC ACIDC 18:3Max. 0.4%
ARACHIDIC ACIDC 20:0Max. 0.2%
EICOSENIC ACIDC 20:1Max. 0.3%
BEHENIC ACIDC 22:0Max. 0.2%
ERUCIC ACIDC 22:1Max. 0.1%
STEROL PATTERN IN % BASED ON TOTAL STEROL CONTENT:
CHOLESTEROLMax. 0.7
CAMPESTEROLMax. 5.0
STIGMASTEROLMax. 4.0
Β-SITOSTEROL73.0 – 87.0
Δ-5-AVENASTEROLMin. 5.0
Δ-7-AVENASTEROLMax. 3.0
Δ-7-STIGMASTEROLMax. 3.0
BRASSICASTEROLMax. 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