Food and Drug Regulations

B.09.006 [S]. Corn Oil or Maize Oil

• (a) shall be the oil of the germ or embryo of Zea mays L.; and

• (b) shall have

  • (i) a relative density of (20°C/water at 20°C) of not less than 0.917 and not more than 0.925,

  • (ii) a refractive index (n_D40°C) of not less than 1.465 and not more than 1.468,

  • (iii) a saponification value (milligrams potassium hydroxide per gram of oil) of not less than 187 and not more than 195,

  • (iv) an iodine value (Wijs) of not less than 103 and not more than 128,

  • (v) an unsaponifiable matter content of not more than 28 grams per kilogram,

  • (vi) an acid value of not more than 0.6 milligram potassium hydroxide per gram of oil, and

  • (vii) a peroxide value of not more than 10 milliequivalents peroxide oxygen per kilogram of oil.