Food and Drug Regulations

B.09.009A [S]. Safflowerseed Oil or Safflower Oil

• (a) shall be the oil of the seeds of Carthamus tinctorius L.;

• (b) shall have

  • (i) a relative density of (20°C/water at 20°C) of not less than 0.922 and not more than 0.927,

  • (ii) a refractive index (n_D40°C) of not less than 1.467 and not more than 1.470,

  • (iii) a saponification value (milligrams potassium hydroxide per gram of oil) of not less than 186 and not more than 198,

  • (iv) an iodine value (Wijs) of not less than 135 and not more than 150,

  • (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.