ISO 18609:2000
Animal and vegetable fats and oils - Determination of unsaponifiable matter - Method using hexane extraction

Standard No.

ISO 18609:2000

Release Date

2000

Published By

International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

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ISO 18609:2000

Scope

This International Standard specifies a method using three hexane extractions for the determination of the unsaponifiable matter content of animal and vegetable fats and oils. The method is applicable to all fats and oils but not to waxes. CAUTION — In comparison with the method given in ISO 3596, however, the present method gives results which are systematically low.

ISO 18609:2000 history

• 2000 ISO 18609:2000 Animal and vegetable fats and oils - Determination of unsaponifiable matter - Method using hexane extraction