Oils

Oat Oil

INCI Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Oil. Also: Oat kernel oil, Avena sativa kernel oil, Oat lipid.

Not available in the calculator. No saponification value for Oat Oil appears in a primary document we can use, and we will not publish a guessed one. The properties below are sourced; the notes say which documents were checked. If you have a certificate of analysis for your own lot, its measured SAP is the right number to use.

Published values

Saponification value	not published
Iodine value	102.78–103.63 g I₂/100 g
INS (SAP − IV)	—
Melting point	—
Unsaponifiable matter	—

A bar made of 100 % Oat Oil

The soap qualities are derived from the fatty-acid profile, which is below. They are shown here only for records the calculator can use.

Fatty-acid profile

Fatty acid		Published range, %	Used
Palmitic acid	C16:0 · saturated	10.82–22.43	16.6
Stearic acid	C18:0 · saturated	1.68–1.89	1.8
Oleic acid	C18:1	19.59–51.26	35.4
Linoleic acid	C18:2	18.91–54	36.5
α-Linolenic acid	C18:3 n-3	0.63–0.86	0.7

Where these numbers come from

Journal of Agroalimentary Processes and Technologies (Banat University of Agricultural Sciences, Timisoara) — Bagci A., Gecgel U., Ozcan M.M., Dumlupinar Z., Uslu N. Oil Contents and Fatty Acid Composition of Oat (Avena sativa L.) Seed and Oils. J. Agroaliment. Proc. Technol. 2019, 25(4), 182-186 · document dated 2019 · read 2026-09-20

Abstract on journal article page: oil content and palmitic/oleic/linoleic ranges across Turkish oat genotypes.

International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition (Taylor & Francis), abstract via Europe PMC — Ozcan M.M., Ozkan G., Topal A. Characteristics of grains and oils of four different oats (Avena sativa L.) cultivars growing in Turkey. Int. J. Food Sci. Nutr. 2006, 57(5-6), 345-352 (doi 10.1080/09637480600802363) · document dated 2006 · read 2026-09-20

Abstract: palmitic 15.72 %, oleic 33.97-51.26 %, linoleic 22.80-35.90 % (four cultivars).

Molecules (MDPI) via PubMed Central — Guan X., Jin S., Li S., Huang K., Liu J. Process Optimization, Characterization and Antioxidant Capacity of Oat (Avena Sativa L.) Bran Oil Extracted by Subcritical Butane Extraction. Molecules 2018, 23(7), 1546 (doi 10.3390/molecules23071546) · document dated 2018 · read 2026-09-20

Oat bran oil: iodine value 102.78-103.63 g I2/100 g, fatty-acid table (stearic, linolenic), AV, PV.

Oat Cosmetics Ltd (producer product page) — Oat Lipid e - product page (INCI: Avena sativa (Oat) Kernel Oil; CAS 84012-26-0) · read 2026-09-20

Producer page used only for the INCI name and CAS; no SAP/IV/fatty-acid numbers printed on the page.

Primary source (Bagci, Gecgel, Ozcan, Dumlupinar & Uslu 2019, J. Agroalimentary Processes and Technologies 25(4):182-186; abstract on the journal page, the PDF could not be retrieved): oil content of oat grains 0.70 % (TL69) to 3.92 % (TL6) across Turkish oat genotypes; fatty acids palmitic 10.82 % (TL71) to 22.43 % (TL21), oleic 19.59 % (TL37) to 37.86 % (TL8), linoleic 18.91 % (TL8) to 54.00 % (TL37); saturated 15.57-34.38 %, unsaturated 65.62-84.24 %; stearic and linolenic were detected but not quantified in the abstract. Ozcan, Ozkan & Topal 2006 (Int. J. Food Sci. Nutr. 57(5-6):345-352; cultivars BDMY-6, BDMY-7, Che-Chois, Y-2330, Turkey; abstract via Europe PMC) give palmitic 15.72 %, oleic 33.97-51.26 % and linoleic 22.80-35.90 %, which extend the oleic max to 51.26. Stearic 1.68-1.89 %, linolenic 0.63-0.86 % and the iodine value 102.78-103.63 g I2/100 g come from Guan et al. 2018 (Molecules 23:1546) and refer to oat BRAN oil (subcritical butane and hexane extracts; bran from Inner Mongolia, China; palmitic 15.87-16.03, oleic 43.53-44.09, linoleic 32.68-33.22, 'others' 4.39-5.08 %; acid value 7.16-7.45 mg/g; PV 0.68-0.81 meq/kg), not whole-kernel oil, so treat the IV as indicative for kernel oil. Saponification value: NULL - none of the documents opened (the three papers above, the oat GWAS paper G3 2019, Banas et al. J. Exp. Bot. 2007) prints one, and CosIng/pharmacopoeial/producer specification numbers could not be opened. Unsaponifiable matter and melting point: not reported. INCI 'Avena sativa (Oat) Kernel Oil' (CAS 84012-26-0) is as printed on the producer Oat Cosmetics' product page for its ethanol-extracted oat kernel oil 'Oat Lipid e'; not verified on CosIng.

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