BS EN ISO 18609:2001
Animal and vegetable fats and oils. Determination of unsaponifiable matter. Method using hexane extraction

Standard No.

BS EN ISO 18609:2001

Release Date

2001

Published By

British Standards Institution (BSI)

Status

Be replaced

Replace By

BS EN ISO 18609:2001(2002)

Latest

BS EN ISO 18609:2001(2002)

Replace

BS EN ISO 3596-2:2000

Scope

This International Standard specifies a method using three hexane extractions for the determination of the unsaponifiable matter content of animal and vegetable fats and oils. The method is applicable to all fats and oils but not to waxes. CAUTION —In comparison with the method given in ISO 3596, however, the present method gives results which are systematically low.

BS EN ISO 18609:2001 history

• 0000 BS EN ISO 18609:2001(2002)
• 2001 BS EN ISO 18609:2001 Animal and vegetable fats and oils. Determination of unsaponifiable matter. Method using hexane extraction
• 1970 BS EN ISO 3596-2:2000 Animal and vegetable fats and oils - Determination of unsaponifiable matter - Part 2: Rapid method using hexane extraction

BS EN ISO 18609:2001 Animal and vegetable fats and oils. Determination of unsaponifiable matter. Method using hexane extraction has been changed from BS EN ISO 3596-2:2000 Animal and vegetable fats and oils - Determination of unsaponifiable matter - Part 2: Rapid method using hexane extraction.