Food and Drug Regulations

B.09.009 [S]. Sunflowerseed Oil or Sunflower Oil

• (a) shall be the oil of the seeds of Helianthus annuus L.; and

• (b) shall have

  • (i) a relative density of (20°C/water at 20°C) of not less than 0.918 and not more than 0.923,

  • (ii) a refractive index (n_D40°C) of not less than 1.467 and not more than 1.469,

  • (iii) an iodine value (Wijs) of not less than 110 and not more than 143,

  • (iv) a saponification value (milligrams potassium hydroxide per gram of oil) of not less than 188 and not more than 194,

  • (v) an unsaponifiable matter content of not more than 15 grams per kilogram,

  • (vi) an acid value of not more than 0.6 milligram potassium hydroxide per gram of oil, and

  • (vii) a peroxide value of not more than 10 milliequivalents peroxide oxygen per kilogram of oil.