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SINGAPORE
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FAT & OIL / VEGETABLE FAT/OIL / COCONUT OIL, OTHER THAN
CRUDE / REFINE/NOT REFINE BUT NOT CHEM / COCONUT OIL
Food Regulation: Edible fats and
oils, Coconut oil
Coconut oil shall be oil obtained from the fruit of
Cocos nucifera and shall have -
a. a specific gravity (30 0C/20 0C) of not less
than 0.913 and not more than 0.918;
b. a refractive index (40 0C) of not less than
1.448 and not more than 1.450;
c. an iodine value of not less than 7 and not
more than 11;
d. a saponification value of not less than 250
and not more than 264;
e. a free fatty acid content, calculated as lauric
acid, of not more than 0.1% (w/w) if the oil is refined
and 3.5% (w/w) if the oil is not refined;
f. a Reichert-Meisel value of not less than 6
and not more than 8; and
g. a Polenske value of not less than 12 and not
more than 18.
The Sale of Food Act (Chapter 283, 1990 Ed.)
Source: www.nfi.or.th
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