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. 2020 Jul 13;10(44):26268–26276. doi: 10.1039/d0ra00647e

Comparison with the CODEX Alimentarius standards24 of the relative density, acidity, and refractive indices measurements for unfiltered babassu nut oil.

Parameters UBO (this work) Codex Alimentarius24
Acidity index (mg KOH per g oil) 3.582 ± 0.084 Up to 4.0
Relative density (g mL−1) at 25 °C ref. water 25 °C 0.923 ± 0.001 0.914–0.917
Refracted index (nD40) 1.447 ± 0.001 1.448–1.451