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Our company supplies safflower oil as well as other fats and oils. WHC has been in the oil business since 1838.

General information about the safflower oil.

The safflower oil is a light, odorless, flavorless and colorless cold-pressed oil made from white seeds of the safflower plant. Safflower oil contains more polyunsaturates than any other vegetable oil, and it has a high smoke point making it ideal for deep frying, and is favored for salad dressing because it does not solidify when chilled. However, safflower oil lacks vitamin E, making it less nutritional than other oils on the market. Since the safflower oil is odorless, light, and quick to absorb, it is becoming more popular and favored in the skincare field.

Safflower Oil is the refined fixed oil obtained from the seed of Carthamus tinctorius Linn‚ (Fam. Compositae).



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Unit of Measure

Specifications

Iodine Value Range According to United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Test Method

 N/A 135 to 150

Free Fatty Acids Value for 0.02 Normal Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH) According to United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Test Method

 N/A <2.5 mL

Saponification Value Range According to United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Test Method

 N/A 186 to 194

Typical Peroxide Value According to United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Test Method

 N/A <2.0 mEq/kg

Maximum Peroxide Value According to United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Test Method

 N/A 10

Maximum Color Gardner According to American Oil Chemists Society (AOCS) Td la-64 Test Method

 N/A 3

Appearance

 N/A Bright and clear oily liquid Pale yellow

Odor

 N/A Bland Odorless

Specific Gravity Range at 25ºC According to United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Test Method

 N/A 0.919 to 0.924

Fatty Acid Composition Value Range of Palmitate for C16:0 Lipid Number According to United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Test Method

 N/A 2 to 10 %

Fatty Acid Composition Value Range of Stearate for C18:0 Lipid Number According to United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Test Method

 N/A 1 to 10 %

Fatty Acid Composition Value Range of Oleate for C18:1 Lipid Number According to United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Test Method

 N/A 7 to 42 %

Fatty Acid Composition Value Range of Linoleate for C18:2 Lipid Number According to United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Test Method

 N/A 72 to 84 %

Footnote

 N/A Because of natural variations in oilseed crops, chemical and physical constants cannot be guaranteed at all times. However, oil sold as United States Pharmacopeia (USP) is guaranteed to meet the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) monograph.