Corn Oil

Description

Corn oil (maize oil) is oil extracted from the germ of corn (maize). Its main use is in cooking, where its high smoke point makes refined corn oil a valuable frying oil. It is also a key ingredient in some margarines.​Corn oil is generally less expensive than most other types of vegetable oils. One bushel of corn contains 1.55 pounds of corn oil (2.8% by weight).Corn agronomists have developed high-oil varieties; however, these varieties tend to show lower field yields, so they are not universally accepted by growers.

TasteNeutral

ImpuritiesNegative

Free Fatty Acid ( % )max 0,10

Moisture ( % )max 0,05

Peroxide Value ( meq O2/ kg )max 5

Specific gravity at 20 degr C0,91 – 0,93

Iodine value ( g / 100 g )103 – 128

Colour Lovibond 5 1/4 ” Redmax 2,5

Colour Lovibond 5 1/4 ” Yellowmax 25

C 12:0

C 14:0 (Myristic Acid)

C 16:0 ( Palmitic Acid )10 – 15

C16:1 (Palmitoleic Acid)

C 18:0 ( Stearic Acid )1 – 4

C 18:1 ( Oleic Acid )23 – 39

C 18:2 ( Linoleic Acid )42 – 61

C 18:3 ( Linolenic Acid )0,5 – 1,5

C 20:0 ( Arachidic Acid )0,2 – 1,2

C 20:1 ( Gadoleic Acid )0,1 – 1

C 20:2 (Eicosenic Acid)

C 22:0 ( Behenic Acid )0,1 – 1

C 22:1 ( Erucic Acid )< 0,3C 24:0 ( Lignoceric Acid )