Sunflower Oil High Oleic
Quality Specifications:
Iodine Value: 78 Min, 88 Max
Oleic Acid (as % of TFA): 77% Min
Flash Point (AOCS Method Cc 9b-55): 250°F Min
Unsaponifiable: 1.3% Max
Moisture and Volatile (AOCS Method Ca 2b-38): 0.5% Max
Refractive Index (C/25°C): 1.467 Min, 1.469 Max
Insoluble Impurities (AOCS Method Ca 3a-46): 0.3% Max
Color, After Bleaching (AOCS Method Cc 13b-45): 2.5 Red Max, 25 Yellow Max
Official Sample:
See Rule 6.11B.
Basis for Handling Adjustments:
For refining loss and color, see Rule 6.11C.
Adjustments for Refining Loss:
See Rule 6.11E.

Sunflower Oil Mid Oleic (NuSun)
Quality Specifications:
Flash Point (AOCS Cc 9b-56): 250°F Min
Halphen Test: Negative
Saponification Value: 188-194
Unsaponifiable: 1.3% Max
Free Fatty Acid (as Oleic): 2.0% Basis, 3.0% Max
Moisture and Volatile (AOCS Ca 2d-25): 0.5% Max
Insoluble Impurities (AOCS Ca 3-46): 0.3% Max
Color (after refining): 2.5 Red Max, 25 Yellow Max
Linolenic Acid: 1.0% Max
Oleic (as % of TFA): 55% Min, 75% Max
Rule 14B:
Crude Mid-Oleic Sunflower Oil (NuSun) shall be pure and produced only from sunflowerseed of fair average quality by hydraulic, expeller, or solvent extraction process. The buyer shall receive an allowance of 0.1% of the invoice value for each 0.1% of free fatty acid in excess of 2%. Fractions in proportion. (Effective 1/1/2003)
Note: For further information or questions regarding NuSun trading rules, go to afoaonline.org.