Food safety and quality: details

Flavouring	Oleic Acid
Synonym(s)
Latest JECFA evaluation	2000 (Session 55)
Status of specification	Full
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Chemical name	(Z)-Octadeca-9-enoic acid
JECFA number	333
CAS number	112-80-1
FEMA number	2815
COE number	13
FLAVIS number
Molecular weight	282.47
Chemical formula	C18H34O2
Physical form/odour	colourless to pale yellow, oily liquid with a characteristic lard-like odour
Solubility	insoluble in water; miscible in alcohol, ether, fixed oils
Solubility in ethanol
Boiling point (°C)	194-195° (1.2 mm Hg)
Assay min %	90% (min. 99% oleic, palmitic and other fatty acids)
Acid value max
Refractive index	1.46
Specific gravity	0.892-0.898
Other requirements	Melting point 13.4; Heavy Metals: <=10 mg/kg; Iodine Value: 83-103; Residue on Ignition: <=0.01%; Saponification Value: 196-206; Unsaponifiable Matter: <=2.0%; Water: <=0.4%
ID Test	IR
Spectrum