Product

 

Product Name     : Shea butter (Unrefined)  

Batch no               : BA/BT/FM-04-0209211

Mfg. Date             : 10 April 2019

Expiry Date         : 09 March 2022

CAS No                 :

Botanical name  : Vitellaria paradoxa

INCI name           : Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter)

Date of retest       : 08 march 2020

 

Oragnoleptic properties

Specification

Test Method

Result

Appearance

White to off-white yellowish  semisolid fat.

Visual and Sensory

Complies

Odour

Almost odourless

Sensory

Complies

Solubility

Insoluble in water, soluble in costametic & vegetable

BA-QC-016-010

Complies

Physical Characteristic

 

 

 

Refractive index @ 20 oC

1.452 to 1.488

BA-QC-016-008

1.463

Acid value

NMT 2.0mgKOH/gm

BA-QC-016-001

0.30

Iodine value

52.5 to 68

BA-QC-016-003

56

Melting point

33 to 45°C

BA-QC-016-047

38

Water

0.2% max

 

0.02

Peroxide value

5 max

BA-QC-016-002

3.8

Saponifiable number

175 to 212

Ba-QC-016-005

194

Un saponifable matter

1.8% max

BA-QC-016-006

0.25%

Free fatty acid as oleic

0.85%

 

 

Microbiological Analysis:

Standard Plate Count

Yeast and Mold Count

Escherichia coli

Salmonella

 

NMT 100 cfu/gm

NMT 10 cfu/gm

Absent

Absent

 

 

Assay by GC:%

Palmitic acid

Stearic acid

Oleic acid

Linoleic acid

 

3.0 to 12

34 to 54

36 to 55

4.0 to 12

 

 

GC

 

6.25

46.36

43.36

6.25

 

In the mention of the above product is of standards quality.   

 

Storage: To keep the material cool and dark palace below at 25°C