What is ISO 12873-Determination of wax content in olive oils and olive-pomace oils about?
ISO 12873 is an international standard on olive oils and olive-pomace oils that discusses the determination of wax content in olive oils and olive-pomace oils to ensure olive oils and olive-pomace oils are safe for consumption.
ISO 12873 specifies the determination of the wax content, as a mass fraction expressed in milligrams per kilogram, of olive oils and olive-pomace oils. The individual waxes are separated according to the number of carbon atoms.
The method under ISO 12873 is recommended for distinguishing between olive oil obtained by pressing or centrifuging and that obtained from olive pomace (olive-pomace oil).
Who is ISO 12873-Determination of wax content in olive oils and olive-pomace oils for?
ISO 12873 on the determination of wax content in olive oils and olive-pomace oils by capillary gas chromatography is useful for:
- Food scientists
- Olive oils and olive-pomace oils manufacturers and suppliers
- Food technologists
- Food laboratories
- Food health and safety departments
Why should you use ISO 12873-Determination of wax content in olive oils and olive-pomace oils?
The surface of the olive has a coating of wax to keep in that valuable moisture when things start to heat up. When olives are processed into oil, the oil that is released dissolves the skin waxes and ends up in the oil.
ISO 12873 provides you with guidance on apparatus, sampling, preparation of test results, preparation of the chromatography column, gas chromatographic analysis, preliminary procedure, operating conditions, the performance of the analysis, quantitative analysis, and expression of results, etc.
The methods and procedures provided by ISO 12873 assist you in the determination of wax content in olive oil and olive-pomace oil to improve the quality of olive oils and olive-pomace oils.
With obedience and compliance to ISO 12873, you can enhance olive oils and olive-pomace oils efficacy, quality and safety and manufacture a standardized high-quality product.