Internatiional Oil Standards

International Oil Standards

1. Source/Content Guidelines
The oil has been derived from emu fat and has not been blended with any other oil.

2. Quality Guidelines (safety and stability)
A. Microbiological analysis (crude and finished oils)

Specification Method

1. Aerobic microbial count <10 AOAC

2. Combined yeasts and molds <10 AOAC

B. Water content

Specification

Crude Finished Method

1. Aerobic microbial count <0.5% <0.05% AOCS, Ca 2c-25

*All other things being equal, stability increases as water content decreases.

III. Oil Reference Guidelines (typically reported values)

    A. Appearance (pending)
    B. Organoleptic value -- no objectionable odor (specifics pending)
    C. Analysis (stability)

Test Specification

Crude

Finished
Method

Free fatty acids <1.5% <1.5% AOCS, Ca 5a-40

Peroxide value <25 <10 AOCS, Cd 8b-90

D. Analysis (chemical characterization)

E. Analysis of Major Fatty Acids (crude and finished oils)
(Method: AOCS, Ce 1c-89)

Test Specification

Crude Finished Method

Specific gravity @ 40º C 0.89 0.92 AOCS, Cc 10a-25

Refractive index @ 40º C 1.456 1.467 AOCS, Cc 7-25

Saponification value 190 200 AOCS, CD 3-25

Iodine value 65 27 AOCS, CD 1-25

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.

F. Analysis of Major Triglycerides
(crude and finished oils) (Method: HPLC, AOCS pending)

Identity Name Mean (%)/1 SD Range (± 3 SD)

ECN 42 LLL, OLLn, PLLn 1.0/0.5 0.1-2.5

ECN 44 OLL, 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=linoleic, Ln=linolenic

G. Sterols Profile -- unsaponifiable fraction
(crude and finished oils) (Method: GC/MS)

Name Specifications

Sitosterol <50 ppm

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