Palm Oil
INCI Elaeis Guineensis Oil. Saponified with NaOH it is listed as Sodium Palmate, with KOH as Potassium Palmate. Also: Elaeis guineensis mesocarp oil, Crude palm oil (CPO), RBD palm oil.
Published values
| Saponification value | 190–209 mg KOH/g |
| Used by the calculator | 199.5 mg KOH/g (midpoint) |
| SAP for NaOH | 0.1422 g/g |
| Iodine value | 50–55 g I₂/100 g |
| INS (SAP − IV) | 147 |
| Melting point | — |
| Unsaponifiable matter | ≤ 1.2 % |
A bar made of 100 % Palm Oil
Conventional qualities summed from the fatty-acid groups; a single-oil bar is a reference point, not a recipe.
Fatty-acid profile
| Fatty acid | Published range, % | Used | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lauric acid | C12:0 · saturated | 0–0.5 | 0.3 |
| Myristic acid | C14:0 · saturated | 0.5–2 | 1.3 |
| Palmitic acid | C16:0 · saturated | 39.3–47.5 | 43.4 |
| Palmitoleic acid | C16:1 | 0–0.6 | 0.3 |
| Stearic acid | C18:0 · saturated | 3.5–6 | 4.8 |
| Oleic acid | C18:1 | 36–44 | 40.0 |
| Linoleic acid | C18:2 | 9–12 | 10.5 |
| α-Linolenic acid | C18:3 n-3 | 0–0.5 | 0.3 |
| Arachidic acid | C20:0 · saturated | 0–1 | 0.5 |
| Gadoleic acid | C20:1 | 0–0.4 | 0.2 |
| Behenic acid | C22:0 · saturated | 0–0.2 | 0.1 |
Where these numbers come from
Verbatim mirror of the FAO file CXS_210e.pdf; the official FAO link (https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/sh-proxy/en/?lnk=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fworkspace.fao.org%2Fsites%2Fcodex%2FStandards%2FCXS%2B210-1999%2FCXS_210e.pdf) was Cloudflare-gated at retrieval. Table 1 (Section 3.1) = mandatory GLC fatty-acid ranges, % of total fatty acids, ND = not detectable (<=0.05%). Table 2 (Appendix 'Other quality and composition factors') gives saponification value, iodine value (Wijs) and unsaponifiable matter of CRUDE oils; the Appendix is explicitly ADVISORY (a product not meeting it may still conform). This print predates the 2021-2025 amendments; the 2024 additions (avocado, camellia seed, sacha inchi, high-oleic soya bean) are not included.
Fatty acids from CXS 210 Table 1 (mandatory GLC ranges, % of total fatty acids; 'ND' = not detectable, <=0.05%, entries that are ND-only are omitted; C17:0, C17:1, C20:2, C22:2 and C24:1 columns omitted because they are outside this schema's key list). sapKohMgPerG, iodineValue and unsaponifiablePercent from Appendix Table 2 (crude oils; ADVISORY, not mandatory; unsaponifiable converted from g/kg). No 'typical' values are printed in the standard, so none are given. Appendix: total carotenoids (unbleached) 500-2000 mg/kg; relative density 0.891-0.899 (50 C). Slip point not specified for palm oil itself.
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