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After normal refining, emu oil should be lab-tested to insure it meets or exceeds the American Emu Association (AEA) emu oil standards. Emu oil that is lab tested and meets these standards is quality emu oil (grade A). The standards are listed here.
Every batch of emu oil from the Emu Oil Depot is laboratory tested and exceeds these standards.
| Free Fatty Acids | <.1% |
| Peroxide Value | <2.0 mEq/kg |
| Moisture | <.05% |
| Microbial Count | <10 colonies |
All other characteristics and
standards of emu oil
should fall
within the ranges of the following charts.
Physio-Chemical Characterization (crude and finished oils)
| Test | Specification | Method |
| Specific gravity @ 40 degrees C | 0.897 - 0.920 | AOCS, Cc 10a-25 |
| Viscosity @ 40 degrees C | 31-43 | AOCS, Ja 11-87 |
| Refractive index #\@ 40 degrees C | 1.456 - 1.467 | AOCS, Cc 7-25 |
| Saponification value | 190-200 | AOCS, Cd 3-25 |
| Iodine value | 65-75 | AOCS, Cd 1-25 |
Major Fatty Acids ( Method: AOCS, Ce 1c-89) (crude and finished oils)
| Identity | Name | Mean (%)/1 SD | Range (+3 SD) |
| C14:0 | Myristic | 0.4/0.08 | 0.17-0.68 |
| C16:0 | Palmitic | 22.0/1.50 | 17.5-26.5 |
| C16:1 | Palmitoleic | 3.5/0.78 | 1.2-5.7 |
| C18:0 | Stearic | 9.6/0.80 | 7.2-12.0 |
| C18:1 | Oleic | 47.4/3.00 | 38.4-56.4 |
| C18:1T | Elaidic* | 0.4/0.15 | <1.5 |
| C18:2 | Linoleic | 15.2/3.00 | 6.2-24.2 |
| C18:3 | Linolenic | 0.9/0.30 | 0.1-1.8 |
*Any trans-fatty acids present may be related to feed and/or processing.
Major Triglycerides (method: HPLC, AOCS
Ce5b-89)
(crude and finished oils)
| Identity | Name | Mean (%)/1SD | Range (+3SD) |
| ECN 42 | LLL, OLLn, PLLn | 1.0/0.5 | 0.1/2.5 |
| ECN 44 | OOL, PLL | 10.0/2.0 | 4.0-16.0 |
| ECN 46 | OOL, POL, SLL | 28.2/4.2 | 15.6-40.8 |
| ECN 48 | OOO, POO, PPO, SOL | 48.2/5.0 | 33.2/63.2 |
| ECN 50 | POS | 5.8/0.8 | 3.4-8.2 |
P=palmitic, S=stearic, O-oleic, L=linolecic, Ln=linolenic
Sterols-Unsaponifiable Fraction (Method:
GC/MS)
(Crude and finished oils)
| Name | Specification |
| Sitosterol | <50ppm |
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