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Division 6 EXPRESSION OF RESULTSF1

United Kingdom

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Acidity as a percentage of oleic acid by weight is equal to:

V × c × M 1000 × 100 m = V × c × M 10 × m

where:

V

  • the volume of titrated potassium hydroxide solution (or sodium hydroxide) used, in millilitres;

    • c

  • the exact concentration in moles per litre of the titrated solution of potassium hydroxide (or sodium hydroxide) used;

    • M

  • 282 g/mol, the molar mass in grams per mole of oleic acid;

    • m

  • the mass of the sample, in grams.

    • Oleic acidity is reported as follows:

    1. (a)

      to two decimal places for values from 0 up to and including 1;

    2. (b)

      to one decimal place for values from 1 up to and including 100.

    Annotations

    Textual amendments

    F1

    Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1227 of 27 July 2016 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91 on the characteristics of olive oil and olive-residue oil and on the relevant methods of analysis.