SPECIFICATION
> Soybean oil is one of the cheif poly-unsaturated cooking oils in currnet usage. 100 g oil provides 884 calories.
> It is one of the cooking oils with high smoke point; 495 °F, similar to peanut oil. The property which can be employed in setting oil temperature while deep frying food items.
>Soybean oil has a very good lipid profile. It has saturated, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated (SFA: MUFA: PUFA= 16: 24: 58) fats in healthy proportions.
> It is one of the stable cooking oils; having a long shelf life.
>Soybean oil is chiefly a poly-unsaturated fats rich vegetable oil.
>Soybean, being a vegetable oil, is a good source of plant sterols, especially β-sitosterol.
>Soybean oil is a moderate source of anti-oxidant vitamin E.
>The oil has vitamin K in high concentrations; 100 g of oil compose of 183.9 mcg.
>Vitamin E is a powerful lipid soluble antioxidant, required for maintaining the integrity of cell membrane of mucus membranes and skin by protecting it from harmful oxygen-free radicals.
SOYBEAN OIL U.S.P.
Quality parameter | Standard allowanceg |
Moisture & insoluble impurities | 0.10 % Max |
Color, ”cell, Lovibond Y+5R | 4 Max |
Refractive Index at 40C | 1.4650 – 1.4710 |
Specific Gravity at 30C 25/25 | 0.917 – 0.921 |
Saponification Value | 189 - 195 |
Iodine Value (Wijs) | 120 - 141 |
Unsaponifiable matter, % by mass | 1.5 Max |
FFA | 0.25% Max |