Sunflowerseed Oil - Mid Oleic Acid
INCI Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil. Saponified with NaOH it is listed as Sodium Sunflowerseedate, with KOH as Potassium Sunflowerseedate. CAS 84776-03-4, 8001-21-6, 164250-88-8; EC 232-273-9, as CosIng gives them. Also: Mid-oleic sunflower oil, NuSun-type sunflower oil.
Published values
| Saponification value | 190–191 mg KOH/g |
| Used by the calculator | 190.5 mg KOH/g (midpoint) |
| SAP for NaOH | 0.1358 g/g |
| Iodine value | 94–122 g I₂/100 g |
| INS (SAP − IV) | 83 |
| Melting point | — |
| Unsaponifiable matter | ≤ 1.5 % |
A bar made of 100 % Sunflowerseed Oil - Mid Oleic Acid
Conventional qualities summed from the fatty-acid groups; a single-oil bar is a reference point, not a recipe.
How much lye
| Oil | NaOH | KOH |
|---|---|---|
| 500 g | 64.5 g(64.3–64.7) | 90.5 g(90.3–90.7) |
| 1 kg | 129.0 g(128.7–129.4) | 181.0 g(180.5–181.5) |
| 1 lb (454 g) | 58.5 g(58.4–58.7) | 82.1 g(81.9–82.3) |
| 2 lb (907 g) | 117.0 g(116.7–117.3) | 164.2 g(163.7–164.6) |
For this oil alone at 5 % superfat, with pure sodium hydroxide (NaOH) or pure potassium hydroxide (KOH); in brackets, across the published range of its saponification value. KOH is usually sold at 90 %: divide by 0.9. For a whole recipe, open the calculator.
Fatty-acid profile
Saturated : unsaturated 10 : 90
| Fatty acid | Published range, % | Used | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myristic acid | C14:0 · saturated | 0–1 | 0.5 |
| Palmitic acid | C16:0 · saturated | 4–5.5 | 4.8 |
| Palmitoleic acid | C16:1 | 0–0.05 | 0.0 |
| Stearic acid | C18:0 · saturated | 2.1–5 | 3.6 |
| Oleic acid | C18:1 | 43.1–71.8 | 57.5 |
| Linoleic acid | C18:2 | 18.7–45.3 | 32.0 |
| α-Linolenic acid | C18:3 n-3 | 0–0.5 | 0.3 |
| Arachidic acid | C20:0 · saturated | 0.2–0.4 | 0.3 |
| Gadoleic acid | C20:1 | 0.2–0.3 | 0.3 |
| Behenic acid | C22:0 · saturated | 0.6–1.1 | 0.9 |
| Lignoceric acid | C24:0 · saturated | 0.3–0.4 | 0.4 |
Where these numbers come from
Verbatim mirror of the FAO file CXS_210e.pdf; the official FAO link 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 the acids this database records). The saponification value, the iodine value and the unsaponifiable share 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. Unsaponifiable printed '<15' g/kg. C22:2 ND-0.09 and C24:1 ND omitted (outside key list).
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