Oil Chemistry - the very basic

Oil Chemistry - the basic , very
RESIGNED AND ENDING 20MONTHS OF SURVEYOR AND BACK TO BASIC - WORKING AS CHEMIST IN INDEPENDENT LABORATORY.

Thanks to the new boss who is kind and academic - learn a lot of palm oil and its practical approach to solve commercial dispute

This is the famous PORAM spec

FFA
MNI
IV
MP
Color


Thanks to the knowledgeable founding member of Malaysian Palm Oil Industry - this is a simple and practical specification that cover quality (FFA, MNI, Color) and indicative test for oil characteristic to avoid adulteration/contamination (IV, MP). The testing method may have its undesirable reproducibility problem but over the years the industry has accepted it.......until the Indonesia Palm Oil comes along

The Indian/Pakistan fuzzy buyers had claimed the spec is too simple (due to "adviser" with vested interest) and come out with their respective but same STC/GCP respectively) but if u analyse the spec it is

PORAM
+ Cloud Point (the reproducibility as bad as mpt - give rise to more argument
+ Refractive index + density + (Not an indicative test as all)
+ Sap Value and Unsap Matter (laborious testing procedure and less indicative compare to IV)
+ certify oil is bland in taste/falvor, free from contamination, colouring or flavouring matter,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, and fit for human consumption"

Basically given more revenue to the testing laboratory, hehe