Alig eseved No part of his nto my be sro sited in a by ny meas without itn prison fhe aie COMMERCIAL FATS AND OILS ACCS Official Method Ca 2¢-25 Moisture and Volatile Matter, in Animal and Vegetable Fats, Air Oven Method DEFINITION This method determines the moisture and any other macetial volatile under the conditions ofthe cet. SCOPE Applicable to animal and vegstable fats, bt not to drying or semidrying oso ols ofthe coconut group. It ‘s not applicable to fas containing added monoghycerides. APPARATUS 1. Air oven—AOCS Specification H 3-45. 2. Aluminum moisture dishes—minimum 30 gauge, approximately 50 x 20 mm, with tight-fitting sip-over covers: ‘Dual Manuficcucing Co. (AD-5123) or equivalent. 3. Oprional disposable alursinura moisture dishes—Sargent-Welch (20 ml. WLS 25725-B, 50 mL WLS 25725-D), ( equivalenc.? 4. Desiccator—containing an efficient desiccant. Calcium chloride is noc satisfactory. See AOCS Specification H 9-87. 5. Balance—accurate to I mg. PREPARATION OF TEST SAMPLE 1, Becaore water ends ro sex in amples that ave softened or melted care must be waken ro mix aborsory amples thoroughly so asco distribute the waerunifornly. Soften with genle hea (do not mel) and mix thoroughly with an efficient mixer, PROCEDURE 1. Weigh accurately 5 g of tes sample into a tared moisture dish thar has been dried and cooled previoudy in a desiceator. 2, Place in air oven and dry for 30 min ac 130 # 1°C, Remove from the oven, cool to oom temperature in adeiccator and weigh 3, Repeat Procedure, 2 until ch loss in weight does not exceed 0.05% per 30 min drying petiod, CALCULATIONS loss in mas, g 1, Moisture and volatile matter, % = x10 mass of tex portion, g NOTE * For samples with high moisture and volatle content, che use of lightweight, coverless, disposable weighing cikxes is rot permitted. Erroneously high results may be obtained due co oil loss from splattering ducing heating. CCopyighe © 2017 by che American Oil Chemin Sockey Pagel of2 Refer the AOCS Laboratory Safey chapter when using tls Method‘This page is intentionally blak. Page 2 f2 Copyeighe © 2017 by the AOCS Refer tothe AOCS Laboratory Suey chapter when wing thie Method fn prison fhe pbs Allugh reed. No pa of his mt ny prod vale in any fra by ap mein wiht >