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Product 7: Almond Oil Refined Details: ORIGIN: Main cultivating countries of the almond tree are the USA (California) and to a minor extend Spain. Refined Almond Oil is won from the ripe, shell-free seeds of the almond tree (Prunus amygdalus L.) by mechanical pressing of selected kernels and subsequent refining.The kernels contain *0 *0% fatty oil. APPEARANCE, FLAVOR & COLOR Refined Almond Oil is a light yellow clear, viscous liquid of characteristically mild odor and taste. PROCEDURE Visual & organoleptic PEROXIDE VALUE: A.O.C.S. Cd***3 IODINE VALUE: *****5 A.O.C.S. Cd***5 REFRACTIVE INDEX (*0â—¦ C): 1,**7 1,**3 A.O.C.S. Cc***5 *5*C FREE ACIDITY: Max. 0.5 A.O.C.S. Ca***0 A.O.C.S Cd***3 DENSITY (*0â—¦): 0.**1 0.**0 SAPONIFICATION: **5 **5 A.O.C.S. Cd***5 FATTY ACID COMPOSITION: FATTY ACIDS C *6:0 Max. 0.1% PALMITIC ACID C *6:0 4.0 9.0% PALMITOLEIC ACID C *6:1 Max. 0.6% HEPTADECANOIC ACID C *7:0 Max. 0.2% STEARIC ACID C *8:0 Max. 3.0% OLEIC ACID C *8:1 2.0 *6.0% LINOLEIC ACID C *8:2 *0.0 *0.0% LINOLENIC ACID C *8:3 Max. 0.4% ARACHIDIC ACID C *0:0 Max. 0.2% EICOSENIC ACID C *0:1 Max. 0.3% BEHENIC ACID C *2:0 Max. 0.2% ERUCIC ACID C *2:1 Max. 0.1% STEROL PATTERN IN % BASED ON TOTAL STEROL CONTENT: CHOLESTEROL Max. 0.7 CAMPESTEROL Max. 5.0 STIGMASTEROL Max. 4.0 Β-SITOSTEROL *3.0 *7.0 Δ**-AVENASTEROL Min. 5.0 Δ**-AVENASTEROL Max. 3.0 Δ**-STIGMASTEROL Max. 3.0 BRASSICASTEROL Max. 0.3 STORAGE: Light protected, at constant temperature, not above room temperature, in tightly sealed containers (nitrogen blanketed).