Appearance colorless oily liquid
Specific gravity 0.90900 to 0.91900 at 25.00 °C
Pounds/Gallon 7.564 to 7.647
Refractive Index 1.45700 to 1.47200 at 20.00 °C
Flash Point > 200.00 °F. TCC
Odor bland Iodine 84-95
Insolubility in water Solubility min. oil,
isopropyl esters, ethanol
Density 0.908-0.925
Saponification 177-198
C:16-0 Palmitic Not less than 9 %, not more than 16.5 %
C:16-1 Palmitoleic Not less than 2 %, not more than 9 %
C:18-0 Stearic Not more than 4 %
C:18-1 Oleic Not less than 58 %, not more than 74 %
C:18-2 Linoleic Not less than 11 %, not more than 20 %
C:18-3 Linolenic Not more than 1.6 %