✨ Food Standards Specifications
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 68
Specification for tall oil phytosterols derived from tall oils
Tall oil phytosterols (non-esterified) are derived from tall oil soap, a by-product of the pulping process and then purified.
| Total Phytosterol/phytostanol content (%) | min. | 95 |
| Loss on drying (water %) | max. | 5.0 |
| Solvents (%) | max. | 0.5 |
| Residue on ignition (%) | max. | 0.1 |
| Total Heavy metals (ppm) | max. | 10 |
| Cadmium (ppm) | max. | 1.0 |
| Mercury (ppm) | max. | 1.0 |
| Arsenic (ppm) | max. | 2.0 |
| Lead (ppm) | max. | 0.25 |
| Total aerobic count (CFU/g) | max. | 10,000 |
| Combined moulds and yeasts (CFU/g) | max. | 100 |
| Coliforms | Negative to test | |
| E. coli | Negative to test | |
| Salmonella | Negative to test |
Major Sterol profile (%) as below
| min. | max. | |
|---|---|---|
| Campesterol | 4.0 | 25.0 |
| Campestanol | 0.0 | 14.0 |
| ß-Sitosterol | 36.0 | 79.0 |
| ß-Sitostanol | 6.0 | 34 |
Specification for docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) – rich oil derived from the algae Crypthecodinium cohnii
| Full chemical name for DHA | 4,7,10,13,16,19-docosahexaenoic acid (22:6n-3) |
| Appearance | Free flowing oil |
| Colour | Yellow to orange |
| Odour | Characteristic |
| DHA (%) | min. 40 |
| Dodecanoic acid 12:0 (%) | min. 0 |
| Tetradecanoic acid 14:0 (%) | min. 10 |
| Hexadecanoic acid 16:0 (%) | min. 10 |
| Octadecenoic acid 18:1 (%) | min. 10 |
| Peroxide value (meq/kg) | max. 5 |
| Moisture and volatiles (%) | max. 0.01 |
| Non-saponifiables (%) | max. 3.5 |
| Trans fatty acids (%) | max. 1.0 |
| Free fatty acid (%) | max. 0.4 |
| Lead (ppm) | max. 0.2 |
| Arsenic (ppm) | max. 0.5 |
| Copper (ppm) | max. 0.1 |
| Iron (ppm) | max. 0.5 |
| Mercury (ppm) | max. 0.2 |
| Hexane (ppm) | max. 0.3 |
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VUW Te Waharoa —
NZ Gazette 2002, No 68
Gazette.govt.nz —
NZ Gazette 2002, No 68
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Specification for tall oil phytosterols derived from tall oils
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