BOTANICAL NAME:

Linum usitatissimum Linn.

PART OF PLANT USED:

Seed

ORIGIN OF RAW MATERIAL:

China

COUNTRY OF PROCESSING:

China

ISSUE DATE:

Apr. 8th, 2009

PRODUCT NO.:

XQD-ALAEE80

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL

SPECIFICATIONS

Method

APPEARANCE

A clear bright yellow oil

STM 01.010

ACID VALUE, KOH mg /g:

≤2.0

AOCS Cd 3d-63

PEROXIDE VALUE, meq/kg:

≤8.0

AOCS Cd 8b-90

UNSAPONIFIABLE MATTER, %

≤1.0

AOCS Ca 6a-40

MOISTURE AND VOLATILES, %:

≤0.10

AOCS Ca 2d-25

GARDNER COLOR

≤5

AOCS Td 1a-64

COLD TEST

Clear after 5.5 hours at 0°C

AOCS Cc 11-53

LEAD ppm

≤0.2

AOCS Ca 18c-91

ARSENIC ppm

≤0.2

AOAC 986.15

CADMIUM ppm

≤0.2

AOAC 986.15

MERCURY ppm

≤0.2

AOAC 971.21

FATTY ACID COMPOSITION

AOCS Ce 1e-91

C16:0 PALMITIC, %

0-1.0

C18:0 STEARIC, %

0-1.0

C18:1 OLEIC, %

0.5-2.0

C18:2 LINOLEIC, %

16.0-19.0

C18:3 α- LINOLENIC, % 

≥80.0

MICROBIOLOGY

TOTAL PLATE COUNT,CFU/g

<1,000

YEASTS AND MOLDS,CFU/g

<100

E. Coli

Negative/g

Salmonella

Negative/25g

Staphyloccous aureus

Negative/25g