# Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91 of 11 July 1991 on the characteristics of olive oil and olive-residue oil and on the relevant methods of analysis, Division 2: Definition

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

The peroxide value is the quantity of those substances in the sample, expressed in terms of milliequivalents of active oxygen per kilogram, which oxidise potassium iodide under the operating conditions described.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/1991/2568/annex/III/division/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1991-2568/annex-III/division-2
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