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IS 3490 (1965): Nigerseed Oil [FAD 13: Oils and Oilseeds]

Gr2

II,S_.I165

Indian StandardSPECIFICATION FOR

NIGERSEED OIL

Third Reprim FEBRUARY 1996( Incorporating Amendment No.1)

UDC 665.347.96

@ Copyright 1977

B UREAV OJ.~ IN D IAN STAN DARD SMANAK SHAYAN, 9 BAiIADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARO

NEW DELIII 110002

May 1966

Rlprls'lI,i",The Swastik Oil Mills Ltd, Bombay

IS: 3490· 1965

Indian StandardSPECIFICATION FOR

NIGERSEED OIL

Oils and Oilseeds Sectional Committee, CAFDC 5

Ch"irmaftDBJ. S. BADAMI

M""Nrs

SBJU V. A. PABIKH (AI,,,,..,, toDr J. S. Badami)

DB K. T. ACBAYA Regional Research Laboratory (CSIR), HyderabadDB G. UUHKINABAYANA (A.lt,rnat,)

8Bm V. P. ANANTA.A.AYANAN Directorate of Marketing & Inspection (Ministry ofFood &. Agriculture), Nagpur

SB.J V. CBANDBAJlOULY (.4116,ntl~)

SRal R. C. DAe GUPI'A National Test House, CalcuttaSa81 K. C. MBB'l'A (Alternat,)

SHBI N. D_JKAOBAa The Tata Oil Mills Co Ltd, BombayDB B. G. GUN». ( Aillmak )

Da K. C. GOLATI Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New DelhiSRBJ K. P. JAIl' Directorate of Sugar It \'anaspati (Ministry of

Food & Agriculture)SRBI F. G. T. M!:N.ua ( Alt,rna',) .

DB S. M. IUJI Italab Private Ltd, BombayS8.1J. c. nay (Al~ru") (Calcutta)S••I S. S. HONAVAB ( AI"",,,,,) ( l\fadras)

SUBI N. S. MAINI Indian Central Oilseeds Committee, HyderabadD. B. D. NABANO Central Committee for Food Standards (Ministry of

Health)Saal D. S. CHADHA (Alln"",,)

SHBI N. P. NOPANJ Bombay Oilseeds and Oils Exchange Ltd. BombayS.BI CBABANDAII V. ~IAalwALA ( .,4lttrnat, )

S.Bl V. M. PAl Go~rejSoaps Private, Ltd, BombaySSBI B. V. KANTAX (Altnnal6)

58.1 S. S. RAMAfaWAMY The Vanaspari Manufacturers' Assoeiation of India,Bombay

DB H. G. R. R-DDY Directorate General of Technical Development, NewDelhi

RlIP."lft'ATIVE Oil Technological Research Institute, AnantapurSmu P. V. SBBllCANTA RAO Khadi and Village Industries Commission; Bombay

SHBJ P. V. GUJABATBI (~l',mn")Snl L. R. SUD Ministry of Defence ( R&D)

S8m A. P. CBAKBAV••'1'Y ( AlllrrIGt. )

( Cnft';"wJ Oft pal' 2 )

BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDSMANAK BHAVAN, 9 BJ\HAUUR SHAH ZAFAR l\~ARG

NEW DF:I.111 110002

IS I Sf90 ·.1965

( Conlinul4from /Jill' I )

MImNrJ "_.,;'"5••1 A. WOODW -'BE \ Hiodustan Lever Ltd, Bombay

Da C. S. HATTfAHGDI ( AJterM")DB SADGOJtA.L, Director General, lSI (L..Jfcio MIfIIb,,)

Director ( Chem )

S.,.".,ysSBIU S. Sv.a•••AJfl'AJ(

Head, Bombay Oflice, lSI

58.1 R. C. MI8BA.

As.istant Director ( Chem ), lSI

I

Oils and Fats Subcommittee, CAFDe 5: 1

CtJftl..,,,.,DBG. S. riATTIA.ODI HiDdustaD Lever Ltd, Bombay

M,.j",S.al V. U. M.aBALL1 (AI""'." to

Dr G. S. Hattiaaldi )Da K. T. AOBAYA a.qional Researcb Laboratory (CSIR). Hyderabad

Da S. RAO••V••DAR 'RAO ( AI"",,,,, )8••1 GoKtrLCBANO J. Ao ARWAL Bornbay Oilseed. and au.Excbaase Ltd, Bombay

SH&I CBABAltDU V. MARIWALA ~ Alt",,41,)SRal v. P. t\l(AJfTANAaAY.6.NAN Directorate of Ptfarketinl It Inspection (Ministry or

.,. Food It Agriculture). NalPurSR.I V. CBAND&AJlOULY (AI"""".)

DB H. R. CAMA Indian Institute orScience, Banlatore5••l N. DalKACBd The Tata Oil Mills Co Ltd, Bombay

Da B. G. GUilD. (AI""",,)SHU S. C. OBoe8 Indian Soap and ToUetriea Makers' Aaodation,

Cakutta5..1 B. S. MODI The Vauaupatl MaDuracturen' AasociadoD or India,

BolbbayDa H. G. R.. a._DDT Directol-ateGeneral of Tedmical Development, New

DelblSaz L. a, SUD Ministry or Dd'cDce (R It D )

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AMENDMENT NO.1 NOVEMBER 1988TO

IS I 3499-1965 SPECIFIC&TION FORNIGERSEED OIL

( Pal' 4, ,'awe 2.1.1 ) - Substitute the following for the existingclause:

c2.1.1 Refined Nigers"d Oil - Nigerseed oil obtained by expression orsolvent extraction of nigerseed oil-bearing material, deacidified either withalkali or by physical refining or by miscella refining using food-gradesolvents followed by bleaching with absorbent earth and/or carbon anddeodorized with steam.'

(Pag, 5, elfllUI 4.2) - Substitute the following for the existingclause:

't.2 Admbtare with Other Oil. - The material shall be free fromadmixture with other oils.

4.2.1 The material shall be free from non-edible oils when tested inaccordance with " 10, 11, 12, 14, 15 and 16 of IS : 54b ( Part 2 )-1976.'-

[Pog, 5, Tabl, I, Sl No. (iii), col 3 to 6 ) ] - Substitute c 1-4665 to

1'469 5 '/or c 1'4665 to 1·469 I ',

LPtJI' 5, Tabl, I, Sl ND. ( vi ), col 3 10 6 ) ] - Substitute • 110to 135 I

/01 ( 125 to 135 I.

. -Methods of lamplinland test for oill and fatsl Part 2 Purity te.t. ("e,,,tI ".,iII. ).

(OArDC5 )

Reprqgraphy Unit, 8IS, New Delhi, India

AMENDMENT NO. 3 SEPTEMBER 1'95TO

IS 3490: 19'5 SPECIFICATION FOR NIGERSEED OIL( Page 3, Foreword) - Add tbe {ollowing clause 0.4 after clause 0.3 and

renumbertbe subsequentclause:

'0.4 A scheme for labelling environment friendly pmduetsto be known IS ECOMark has been introduced at tbe instance of the Ministry of Environment andForests ( MEF). The ECO Mark shall be administeredby the Bureau of IndianStandards(BIS ) under tbe BIS Act, 1986 as per tbe Resolution No. 71 dated 20February 1991as published in the Gazetteof the Government of India vide GSR85(E)dated21 February 1991. Fora product to be eligiblefor marking with theECO Mark it shall also carry the Standard Mark of BIS for quality besidesmeeting additional optional environment friendly ( EF ) requirements, The EFrequirements for nigerseed oil are therefore being included through anamendment,

This amendment is based on tbe Gazette Notification No. 618 dated 30 August1994 for Labelling Edible Oils, Tea Ind Coffee as environment friendlyproducts, publisbed by Ibe Ministry of Environment Ind Forests.t

(Page 5, Table 1 ) - Add the followingclauses after Table 1:

'4.4 Optional Requirements for ECO Mark

4.4.1 GeneralRequirements

4.4.1.1 The product sball conform to the requirements of quality prescribedunderclauses 4.1 to 4.3. ".

4.4.1.% The manufacturelS sball produce to BIS environmental consentclearance from tbe concernedState Pollution ControlBoard 8S per tbe nonns laiddown under the Waler ( Prevemion and Control of Pollution) Act, 1914;Air (Prevention and Control 01Pollution ) Act, 1981; Water ( Prevenuon andControl ofPollution) CessAct, 1977respectively, along with tbe authorization,if required under tbe Environment ( Protection) Act, 1986, while applying forECOMark.

4.4.2 SpecifIC Requirements

1

AIIIeadNo.3 to IS 34" : 1"5

4.4.2.1 ne product shall notcontainaDatoxin, morethanS mg/kg, whentestedby tbe method pracn1Jedin Appendix A.

4.4.2.2 TIle pesticide leSidues, if Iny, sball not exceed the tolennce IimilS alprescribed in the Prevention 01Food AdultertUion Act, 1954 and Rules madetbereuader.

4.4.%.3 Only pennitted antioxidants not exceeding the quantities specifiedagainst each as prescribed under the Prevention ofFood Adulteration Act, 1954and Rules made thereunder,shall be used, if required.

4.4.%.4 1be product sball not contain aDy of tbe toxic metals in excess of tbequantities PlaCribed illTable2.

TABLE 2 UMm FORTOXICMETALS

MmtOD OFTEsT, REP10

15or IS 1699: 1995·

do

do

do

S.O

0.5

1.0

0.25

REQUIREMENTCHAlACT£RBnC

Lead,mllkl. Ala

Arseaic, mAtMa

Cadmium, milk.. Mtu

Meraary (IOtal)m.,q.Ma

·Me.hods or sampliDland leat for foodcolours(ucONlIWirioll ).

SLNo.

i)

ii)

iii)

iv)

(Page 6, clause5.1 ) - Add tbe following clause5.1.1after clause 5.1:

'5.1.1 For ECe Mark tbe product shall be packed in sucb packages wbicb aremade from recyclable ( tbat is wbicb can be re-processed to manufacture anyusefulproduct) or biodegndable materials.'

(Page 6, clause '.1 ) - Add tbe following clause6.1.1after clause '.1:

"6.1.1 For ECO Mark the containers sball be marked with tbe followinginformation:

a) List of identified critical ingredients in descending order of qu~ntity,

percentby mass,whichshall include 'made fromnigerseed oil';

b) The brief criteria for which the productbas been labelled Cor BOO Mark;and

c) Sbelf life oftbe product."

2

Amend No.3 to IS 34" : 1"5

( Page 6, clause 8.2 ) - Add the following Appendix afterclause8.1:

'APPENDIX A(Clause 4.4.2.1 )

DETERMINATION OFAFlATOXIN

A-I RFAGENTS

A-I.I Acetone.70 Pen:ent - 700 mlacetone in300 m1 distilled water.

A-l.1 Acetone, 20 Percent - 200 mlacctone in 800 ml distilled water.

A-I.J Lead Aeetate, 20 Percent - 200 g neulralacetate in distilled waterand3 ml glacial aceticacid,diluted to one litre.

A-Z PROCEDURE

A-Z.l Dissolve 30 g sample in 100 mlhexane.

A-Z.Z Extract with 3 x 50 ml 70 percent acetone.

A-Z.3 To tbe extract add 60 ml distilled water and 20 ml lead acetate.

A-Z.4 Boilto reduce volume to 150mi. Cool to about2Ooe.A-Z.s Filter and wash with 20 percent acetone.

A-Z.6 Extract filtrate and washings witb3 x SO mlcbloroform.

A-Z.7 Passchloroform layerthrougb anhydrous sodium sulphate.

A-Z.8 Concentrate to SO mlaod spot on TLC plate.

A-J CALCUlATION

• VxsxlOOOAflatoxin, mg/kg =

vxmwhere

V =volume of extractin ml,

v =volume of extractgivingminimum observable Ouorescence in 111,

m = massof sample ing, and

s =standard toxingivingminimum observable fluorescence in f18.'

(FAD44)ReprOlrapby Uail, BIS, New Delhi, IDdia

3

AMENDMENT NO. 4 MARCH 2002TO

IS 3490: 1965 SPECIFICATION FOR NIGERSEED OIL( Amendment No. ~page 2, clause 4.4.2.1) - Substitute '5 Jlglkg9 for '5

mglkg '.

(FAD 44 )Reprography Unil,81S, New Delhi,India

181~" .. It65

Indian StamiardSPECIFICATIOl'~FOR

NIGERSBBD C)IL

o. FORBWO:RD

0.1 This Indian Standard was "dopted btl the Indian Standardllnstitu­lion on 23 November 1965. arter the draft fiftalrzed by the Oils and Oil·aeecl. Sectional Committee had been approved by the Chemical DivisionCouncil and theAgricultural and Food ProduCW Division Council.

0.2 Nigeneed oil is obtained -from the seeds of the plant of GrIil,oIidU.1'-11'1ie. Cass. which grows to lome extent in mAny States in India andhu attained considerable importance as an oilseedi P in Madhya Pradesh,Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, Mabarashtra and the C mota Nagpur plateau.The nigeneed is known indigenously as RAAITIL ( JIr fttw) or SURGlr.A(~). The oil is used principally for edible pW\':lOSes and the require­ments Cor the oil have been so prescribed in this staudard u to meet thepurpose.

03 Taking into consideration the views of the prod,'1cen. conaumen andtechnologists, the Sectional Committee responsible Cot' the preparation ofthi. Itanaarel felt that it should be related to the~ of the material andthe trade and technoloJical practices followed in the field in -this ~ountry.Substantial assistance In this respect has been derived from the valuabledata obtained from the Directorate of Marketing and Inspection. Ministryof Food and Agriculture, Government oC India, and from the followingpublications:

S.I. 304-1962 ldible nigerseed oil (traDslation). I.... StandardsInstitution.

CBAVAN (V M). Niger and safBower. 1961. Indian Central Oil­leeds OolDlllittee. Hyclerabad.

Wealth or India: llaw materials. V 4; 1956. CoUDCil or 8cieDti&caDd IndUitrialllesearch, NewDelhi.

G.t For the p~ of decidiDc whether a particular requilement ottbiaItaDdard iI complied with, the final value observed or ~lculated,~i.. the rau1t of a test or analyail, .hall be 1OUDd.eC1 off ia accordanceWith IS: 2·1960-. The Dumber of lipificaDt pIau8 retained in theroUDdecl off value should be the same u that of the lpecl6ec1 value in this.taDdard•

•RuIeI tor rouacUD••numerical ftluee ( rIfIiIM).

3

IS I 3490 • 1965

1. SCOPE

1.1 This standard prescri~s the requ-irements and the methods of samplingand test for nigerseed oil.

2. TERMINOLOGY2.1 For the purpose of

lthis standard, the definitions given under 2 of

1S : 548·1964 Methods or Sampling and Test for Oils and Fats (Revised),and also those given below shall apply.

2.1.1 Refined Nigerseed Oil -:- Nige~seed oil obtained by the proce~sof expression or solvent extracnon which has been refined by neutrals­zarion with alkali, bleached with bleaching earth or active carbon orboth, and deodorized with Iteam, no other chemical agents being used.

Z.1.2 Semi-refined Niger,eed Oi/- Nigerseed oil obtained by the pro­cess of solvent-eatraction which hal been neutralized with alkali.

3. TYPES AND GRADES

3.1 The material shall be of the following type. and grades:

a) E%pre",d

b) So/,en' ExtrDcled:Refined Grade,Semi-rdined Grade, andGrade 1 (Raw).

3.1.1 The semi-refined grade and the grade 1 (raw) of the solvent­extracted type are suitable for making VAN.A.SP.4TI and refined oil,and are not for direct edible consumption.

4. REQ,UIRBMENTS

t.1 The material shall be obtained from clean and sound seeds of nigerplant GUi,eDIUllJbyssyniea Cass., fam. Compositz, by a process of expressionor by a process of solvent extraction:It ..han-be clear and free Crom ranci­dity, adulteraDts~sediment, suspended and other foreign matter, sep~

rated water and added colouring andtftavouring substances.

4.1.1 The clarity of the material shall be judged by the absence ofturbidity after keeping the fil~ sample at sere for 24 houn.

4.1.2 Solvent-exl.racted oil .ball be obtained Crom the oleaginoUimaterial u1iniIOlvent heDDe conforming to IS : 3470-1966 Speci8cationfor Hexane, Food Grade.

4

1I.I4M·IN5

4.2 Admlxtare with Other 011. - The material shaU be free fromadmixture with other oils when tested according to the methods prescribedunder 20 of IS: 548·1964-.

4.'J The material shall also comply with the requirements given lnTable 1.

P: 11 ofIS: 1468~

MftJlOD 0'T•••

8.""'0CL No.

(7,I and" of

18 : 668.198'·

10·0

100

(8)0·'11

10

Plaeb Point (CIOI8d) b)'

121

8

16

0-8

2.50

8

(')0·10

(3)0-15

15

TABLE I REOUIREMENTS 'OR NIGERSEED OIL( Cloult, '.8 Gild8.1 )

R.Q17IB••••'1' WOB Typa~-----~ ~Ex- Solvent.Extractedpreued fro=- _.Jt----_ _____._

Refined Semi- Grade 1Grade re8.ned (Raw)

Orad.(6)

0·10

b) Blenched oil

C.ABAOT••lftIO

130118 1 M8·)086-

A.lor18 : 5'''I968t

iii) Refractive indes at .·C +'(--- 1-4886 to 1-'095 ---... 10 of18 : MI.I",-

iv) Speciflo .rBvity at +---- 0·917 to 0-920 ------+ 11 orIOo/30°C IS : 148-19&1-

v) Saponification value +------ 189 to 198 ------. 11ofIS : 848·1984-

yl) Iodine value ( Wija) +------ IllS to 135 -----+ l' orIS : 1'1-1986-

70£18 1148-1984-

80fIS : 148·1984-

vii) Acid value, Ma%

(1) (2)i) Moisture aDd iDSOluble

impuritiH, percent byweiRht. Max

ii) Colour in a I-in cell ODthe Lovibood scale,ezpresled al Y -+- 5R,not deeper than:

a) Original oil

viii) UnaaponiSable matter.peroet by wei.ht.Mu

is) Fluh poiDt, P.8k)'-Marten, (closed).-c,Mill

-Methods or samp\iug and tat Cor oils and rats ( ,.viJItl).tSpeciflcatioD for Cottonseed on (SecolldR,vl8lon ).*lIethoda of Teat Cor Petroleam aDd Ita Produots:

PeDlk,..lIarteDI Apparatul. (Since revised )_

8LNo.

-Methods of sampling aDd teat for aD, and fatl (,nJisl4).

5

II.,..IMI5. PACKING

5.1 The mat~rial ahaD be IUppUed in suitable weIl-eloeed containen •agreed to between the purchaser and the supplier.

6.MAUlNG

6.1 The containers shall be marked with the lWDe and weight of thematerial in the container; manufacturer'. name ad trade-mark, if any;batch Dumber; and the year and the month of manufacture.

6.2 la additioD. ill the case of types and grades which are not suitableCor direct edible use [namely, the semi-reIned grade and grade I (raw)].the following iDform~tioD shall be suitably marked, either printed onthe label aftixed to tile container or lithographed or stencilled thereonwith iDcle1ible ink in a type size not les. than 50 mm:

C NOT FOR. DIR.ECT EDIBLE CONSUMFrION '.

7. SAMPLING

7.1 Representative samples of the material shall be draWD" prescribedunder 3 of IS: 548-1964*.

I. TESTS

1.1 Tests shall be eanied out as prescribed in 3.1.1 and IS: 548-1964·.References to the relevant clauses of IS: 548-1964· are given in 3.2 andcol .. of Table 1.

1.2 Q,aaUtJ 01 R.a.eau - Unless specified otherwise, pure chemicalsand distilled water (se' IS : I07o-1960t) shall be used in tests.

Non - 'Pure chemical.' .ball meaD cbemica1l tbat do Dot CODtaiD impuritieswhich urect the result. or UlalysiS.

-Method. or lampliDI &adtelt Cor oilaaDd lata ("';"4).tspecification tor water. diadlled quaUcy (""'4).

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