This standard specifies definitions, classification, quality requirements, test methods, inspection rules, labelling, packaging, storage and transport, etc. of coconut oil.
This standard is applicable to coconut oil produced with coconut meat as the raw material and is not applicable to that produced with other raw materials.
2 Normative References
The following normative documents contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this standard. For dated references, subsequent amendments (excluding corrections), or revisions, any of these publications do not apply to this standard. However parties to agreements based on this standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent editions of the normative documents indicated below. For undated references, the latest edition of the normative document referred to applies.
GB 2716 Hygienic Standard for Edible Vegetable Oil
GB 2760 Hygienic Standards for Uses of Food Additives
GB/T 5009.37 Method for Analysis of Hygienic Standard of Edible Oils
GB/T 5524 Inspection of Vegetable Oils - Methods for Sampling and Sample Reduction
GB/T 5525 Inspection of Vegetable Oils - Methods for Identification of Transparency, Colour, Odour and Taste
GB/T 5526 Inspection of Vegetable Oils - Methods for Determination of Specific Gravity
GB/T 5527 Inspection of Vegetable Oils - Methods for Determination of Refractive Index
GB/T 5528 Animal and Vegetable Fats and Oils - Determination of Moisture and Volatile Matter Content
GB/T 5529 Inspection of Vegetable Oils - Methods for Determination of Foreign Matter
GB/T 5530 Inspection of Vegetable Oils - Determination of Acid Value and Acidity
GB/T 5532 Vegetable Oils - Determination of Iodine Value
GB/T 5534 Animal and Vegetable Fats and Oils - Determination of Saponification Value
GB/T 5535 Inspection of Vegetable Oils - Determination of Unsaponifiable Matter
GB/T 5538 Oils and Fats - Determination of Peroxide Value
GB 7718 General Standard for the Labelling of Foods
GB/T 17376 Animal and Vegetable Fats and Oils - Preparation of Methyl Esters of Fatty Acids
GB/T 17377 Animal and Vegetable Fats and Oils - Analysis by Gas Chromatography of Methyl Esters of Fatty Acids
3 Terms and Definitions
For the purpose of this standard, the following terms and definitions apply.
3.1
crude coconut oil
oil derived from coconut meat through the process of squeezing or leaching
3.2
refined coconut oil
coconut oil that has been refined from crude coconut oil through such refining processes as degumming, depickling, bleaching and deodorization
4 Classification
Coconut oil is classified into crude coconut oil and refined coconut oil.
