Table 1.
Specifications for TOSOM (E 479b) according to Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 and JECFA (2006)
| Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 | JECFA (2006) | |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Thermally oxidised soya bean oil interacted with mono‐ and diglycerides of fatty acids is a complex mixture of esters of glycerol and fatty acids found in edible fat and fatty acids from thermally oxidised soya bean oil. It is produced by interaction and deodorisation under vacuum at 130°C of 10% of thermally oxidised soya bean oil and 90% mono‐ and diglycerides of food fatty acids. Soya bean oil is exclusively made from strains of soya beans | A complex mixture of esters of glycerol and fatty acids found in edible fat and fatty acids from thermally oxidised soya bean oil; produced by interaction and deodorisation under vacuum at 130° of 10% w/w of thermally oxidised soya bean oil (thermally oxidised soya bean oil is obtained by oxidation of refined soya bean oil with air at 190–200°) and 90% w/w of mono‐ and diglycerides of food fatty acids |
| Description | Pale yellow to light brown a waxy or solid consistency | Pale yellow to light brown with a waxy or solid consistency |
| Identification | ||
| Solubility | Insoluble in water; soluble in hot oil or fat | Insoluble in water; soluble in hot fats and oils |
| Purity | ||
| Melting range | 55–65°C | 55–65° |
| Free fatty acids | Not more than 1.5% estimated as oleic acid |
Not more than 1.5% w/w calculated as oleic acid Proceed as directed under Free Fatty Acids using the equivalence factor e = 28.2 |
| Free glycerol | Not more than 2% | Not more than 2% w/w |
| Total fatty acids | 83–90% | 83–90% w/w |
| Total glycerol | 16–22% | 16–22% w/w |
| Fatty acid methyl esters, not forming adduct with urea | Not more than 9% of total fatty acid methyl esters | Not more than 9.0% w/w of total fatty acid methyl esters |
| Fatty acids, insoluble in petroleum ether | Not more than 2% of total fatty acids | Not more than 2% w/w of total fatty acids |
| Peroxide value | Not more than 3 | Not more than 3 |
| Epoxides | Not more than 0.03% oxirane oxygen | Not more than 0.03% w/w oxiran oxygen |
| Arsenic | Not more than 3 mg/kg | – |
| Lead | Not more than 2 mg/kg | Not more than 2 mg/kg |
| Mercury | Not more than 1 mg/kg | – |
| Cadmium | Not more than 1 mg/kg | – |