CHEMICAL SPECIFICATION 

Parameter Solubility: Insoluble in water,

not very soluble in the ethanol 90°,

soluble in Chloroform and hexane.

Density with 20° .........................................0.906 to 0.916

Acidity (expressed in % of acid oleic) ..........0.2 to 1

Index of peroxide (in meqO2/Kg) ................0 to 2

Index of saponification .................................180 to 199 %

insaponifiable ...............................................0.5 to 0.9 1.1.

Fatty acids - Acid myristic (C 14: 0) .............< 0.15 -

Acid pentadecanoïc (C 15: 0) .......................<0.05 -

Acid palmitic (C 16: 0) .................................12.0-14.0

Acid palmitoleic (C 16: 1) ............................<0.12 -

Acid heptadecanoïc (C 17: 0) ......................<0.10 -

Acid Stearic (C 18: 0) .................................<5.0-7.0 -

Acid oleic (C 18: 1) ..................................... 43.0-49.1 -

Acid Linoleic (C 18: 2) .................................29.3-36.0 -

Acid Linoleic (C 18: 3) ............................... <0.1 -

Acid arachidic (C 20: 0) .............................. 0.3-0.5 -

Acid gadoleic (C 20: 1) ................................0.4-0.5 -

Acid Hellenic (C 22: 0) ...............................< 0.2

Fatty acids Will go custom

C18:1T .......................................................<0.02

C18:2T .......................................................<0.03

Composition in sterols (in % of total sterols)

- Schottenol

- Spinasterol

- A 7

- avenasterol

- Stigmasta-8,22-dièn-3p-ol

- Campesterol

- Cholesterol Total sterols

Composition out of tocopherols

(in % of total tocopherols)

- Alpha-tocopherol (vitamin E).................4.0-9.0%

- Beta-tocopherol ...................................0.1-0.3%

- Gamma-tocopherol ..............................80-91%

- Delta-tocopherol ..................................5.0-10.2%

Tocopliérols totals ..................................60-90/100mg

Alcohols triterpenic

Triterpenique alcohols

The majority ones are: timcallol, it β

amyrine, the butyrospermol and the lupéol ...130-180 mg/100mg

- Content stigmasta-3,5-diene .....................< 0,05 ppm

- Content of Benzo-a-pyrêne ...................... < 0,15ppb

- palniitic Acid content in position 2

in triglycerides ...............< 0,5 %