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 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 )