Refined and crude soybean oil come from the soybean seed. As a cooking oil it is one of the most used and consumed. And as an additive to biodiesel it is becoming more and more in use, especially in europe.

The soybeans are cracked, heated and treated with solvents. The resulting oil is refined. The residue, the meal, is mainly used for animal feed.

Refined soybean oil specifications
Physical characteristics:
Physical state: liquid
Appearance: light yellow, clear and brilliant
Taste: bland
Odor: bland
Color: 5 13.5 yellow / 0.6 2.0 red

Quality standards:

Free fatty acid %: 0.05 0.1%
Peroxide value meq/kg: 0.5 - 1.0 meq/kg
Refractive index @ 40oc: 1.4666 1.47
Iodine value (wijs): 123 - 139
Moisture %: 0.05 0.1%
Cold test: 5.5 hrs
Osi @ 110oc: 5.5 6.0 hrs
Saponification value: 191 - 192

Specific gravity @ 25oc: 0.915 0.925
Smoke point: 460 465of
Flash point: 650 655of
Fire point: 690 695of