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BS 684-2.20:1977

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Methods of analysis of fats and fatty oils. Other methods Determination of carotene in vegetable oils

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English

Published date

31-12-1976

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Gives a method for determining carotenoid content of vegetable oils by spectrophotometric examination in the visible range of the spectrum. Applicable to vegetable oils if most of their colour is due to carotenoid pigments and, especially, to palm oil, which in the unprocessed form usually contains between 300 mg/kg to 1500 mg/kg, expressed as carotene.

Committee
AW/307
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 74/50699 DC (09/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, July 2009. (06/2009)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
8
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current

This Section describes a method for the determination of the carotenoid content of vegetable oils by spectrophotometric examination in the visible range of the spectrum. The method described is applicable to vegetable oils if the greater part of their colour is due to carotenoid pigments and, in particular, to palm oil, which in the crude or unprocessed form usually contains between 300 mg/kg to 1 500 mg/kg, expressed as carotene.

DIN EN ISO 17932:2011-12 Palm oil - Determination of the deterioration of bleachability index (DOBI) and carotene content (ISO 17932:2011)
I.S. EN ISO 17932:2011 PALM OIL - DETERMINATION OF THE DETERIORATION OF BLEACHABILITY INDEX (DOBI) AND CAROTENE CONTENT (ISO 17932:2011)
BS EN ISO 17932:2011 Palm oil. Determination of the deterioration of bleachability index (DOBI) and carotene content
ISO 17932:2011 Palm oil Determination of the deterioration of bleachability index (DOBI) and carotene content
UNE-EN ISO 17932:2012 Palm oil - Determination of the deterioration of bleachability index (DOBI) and carotene content (ISO 17932:2011)
EN ISO 17932:2011 Palm oil - Determination of the deterioration of bleachability index (DOBI) and carotene content (ISO 17932:2011)
UNI EN ISO 17932 : 2011 PALM OIL - DETERMINATION OF THE DETERIORATION OF BLEACHABILITY INDEX (DOBI) AND CAROTENE CONTENT

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