Refined Soybean Oil is extracted from soybean seeds and is an edible vegetable oil. It is used the most around the world for cooking purposes and more. In today’s world, Soybean is the widely cultivated commercial crop. Soybean belongs to the family of Fabaceae (Leguminosae). This type of oil has a great lipid profile. In healthy proportions, it has polyunsaturated, monounsaturated, saturated fats. Refined Soybean Oil is one of the stable cooking oils and carries a long shelf life. Get this product at EG in best and affordable prices.

1.1 Product type

Soybean Oil is derived from the dried seeds of the Glycine max L. Merr. plant. Refined Soybean Oil distributed by WFP is fortified with vitamin A and vitamin D in proportions described in product specifications.

1.2 Standards and recommendations

Soybean Oil shall be manufactured in accordance with: “Recommended International Code of Practice: General Principles of Food Hygiene”, CAC/RCP 1-1969 Rev 3 1997 Amended (1999) including Annex “Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) System and Guidelines for its application”.

2. RAW MATERIALS

2.1 Soybean seed

The Soybean seed utilized for oil production shall conform to Codex STAN 171-1989 (Rev.1- 1995). 2.2 Vitamins Fortified vitamins (vitamin A and D) shall conform to Codex Standard CAC/GL 09-1987- General principles for the addition of essential nutrients to foods. Vitamin premix should be purchased from a WFP approved suppliers: BASF (Stern Vitamin), DSM, Fortitech, Nicholas Piramal, Hexagon Nutrition or their authorized dealers and GAIN premix facility. Addresses of premix suppliers are on http://foodquality.wfp.org Vitamin premix must be stored in a dry, cool and clean place where the temperature is a maximum of 25o C.

Main requirements

Soybean Oil is manufactured according to a process that should confer to the finished product the following specifications:

Specifications Recommended value

Organoleptic == Neutral/bland taste; absence of foreign odours and flavours
Moisture and volatile matter == 0.2% maximum
Insoluble impurities == 0.05% maximum
Free fatty acid == 0.1% maximum expressed as oleic acid
Linolenic acid (C18:3) == 4.5-11% of total fatty acids
Linoleic acid (C18:2) == 48-59 % of total fatty acids
Delta-7-Stigmasterol == 1.4-5.2
Acid value == 0.6 mg maximum of KOH/g oil
Color == 5-1/4 inch Lovibond cell
Red: 2 maximum
Yellow: 20 maximum
Soap content == 0.005% maximum
Peroxide number == 2 milliequivalents maximum of active oxygen per kg oil
Saponification value == 189-195 mg KOH/g oil
Iodine value == 124– 139 g/100g oil
Unsaponifiable matter == 1.5% maximum
Refractive index (ND 40oC) == 1.466 – 1.470
Relative density(20o
C /water at 20°C)
0.919 – 0.925
Authorized additives
-Butylated hydroxyanisol == – 175 mg/kg maximum
-Butylated Hydroxytoluene == – 75 mg/kg maximum

Vitamin A == 24000– 36000 UI per kg oil
Vitamin D == 2400 – 3600 UI per kg oil