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  • BS EN ISO 662:2016

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    Animal and vegetable fats and oils. Determination of moisture and volatile matter content

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  31-05-2016

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    This International Standard specifies two methods for the determination, by drying, of the moisture and volatile matter content of animal or vegetable fats and oils:

    • method A, using a sand bath or hotplate;

    • method B, using a drying oven.

    Method A is applicable to all fats and oils.

    Method B is applicable only to non-drying fats and oils with an acid value less than 4. Under no circumstances are lauric oils be analysed by this method.

    Milk and milk products (or fat obtained from milk and milk products) are excluded from the Scope of this International Standard.

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    Committee AW/307
    Development Note Renumbers and supersedes BS 684-1.10(1998). (04/2001) 2001 Version incorporates amendment 13040 to BS 684-1.10(1998). Supersedes BS 684-1.10(1982). (11/2005)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current
    Supersedes

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    ISO 5725-1:1994 Accuracy (trueness and precision) of measurement methods and results — Part 1: General principles and definitions
    ISO 5555:2001 Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Sampling
    ISO 5725-2:1994 Accuracy (trueness and precision) of measurement methods and results Part 2: Basic method for the determination of repeatability and reproducibility of a standard measurement method
    ISO 5725:1986 Precision of test methods Determination of repeatability and reproducibility for a standard test method by inter-laboratory tests
    ISO 661:2003 Animal and vegetable fats and oils Preparation of test sample
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