UNE-EN ISO 660:2021

This International Standard specifies three methods (two titrimetric and one potentiometric) for thedetermination of the acidity in animal and vegetable fats and oils, hereinafter referred to as fats. Theacidity is expressed preferably as acid value, or alternatively as acidity calculated conventionally.This International Standard is applicable to refined and crude vegetable or animal fats and oils, soapstock fatty acids or technical fatty acids. The methods are not applicable to waxes.Since the methods are completely non-specific, they cannot be used to differentiate between mineralacids, free fatty acids, and other organic acids. The acid value, therefore, also includes any mineral acidsthat may be present.Milk and milk products (or fat coming from milk and milk products) are excluded from the scope ofISO 660.