Sesameseed Oil
INCI Sesamum Indicum Seed Oil. Saponified with NaOH it is listed as Sodium Sesameseedate, with KOH as Potassium Sesameseedate. Also: Sesame oil, Gingelly oil, Benne oil, Til oil.
Published values
| Saponification value | 186–195 mg KOH/g |
| Used by the calculator | 190.5 mg KOH/g (midpoint) |
| SAP for NaOH | 0.1358 g/g |
| Iodine value | 104–120 g I₂/100 g |
| INS (SAP − IV) | 79 |
| Melting point | — |
| Unsaponifiable matter | ≤ 2 % |
A bar made of 100 % Sesameseed 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myristic acid | C14:0 · saturated | 0–0.1 | 0.1 |
| Palmitic acid | C16:0 · saturated | 7.9–12 | 9.9 |
| Palmitoleic acid | C16:1 | 0–0.2 | 0.1 |
| Stearic acid | C18:0 · saturated | 4.5–6.7 | 5.6 |
| Oleic acid | C18:1 | 34.4–45.5 | 40.0 |
| Linoleic acid | C18:2 | 36.9–47.9 | 42.4 |
| α-Linolenic acid | C18:3 n-3 | 0.2–1 | 0.6 |
| Arachidic acid | C20:0 · saturated | 0.3–0.7 | 0.5 |
| Gadoleic acid | C20:1 | 0–0.3 | 0.1 |
| Behenic acid | C22:0 · saturated | 0–1.1 | 0.6 |
| Lignoceric acid | C24:0 · saturated | 0–0.3 | 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.
JP XVIII 'Sesame Oil': acid value NMT 0.2; saponification value 187-194; unsaponifiable matters NMT 2.0 %; iodine value 103-118.
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. C22:0 printed 'NN-1.1' (typo for ND-1.1). Appendix: Baudouin test positive. JP XVIII 'Sesame Oil': SAP 187-194, IV 103-118, unsaponifiable NMT 2.0 %, specific gravity 0.914-0.921.
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