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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

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[F1ANNEX III U.K. DETERMINATION OF PEROXIDE VALUE

1. Scope U.K.

This Annex describes a method for the determination of the peroxide value of animal and vegetable oils and fats.

2. Definition U.K.

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.

3. Principle U.K.

Treatment of the test portion, in solution in acetic acid and chloroform, by a solution of potassium iodide. Titration of the liberated iodine with standardised sodium thiosulphate solution.

4. Apparatus U.K.

All the equipment used must be free from reducing or oxidising substances.

Note 1: Do not grease ground surfaces. U.K.

4.1. 3 ml glass scoop. U.K.

4.2. Flasks, with ground necks and stoppers, of about 250 ml capacity, dried beforehand and filled with a pure, dry inert gas (nitrogen or, preferably, carbon dioxide). U.K.

4.3. Burette of 5-ml, 10-ml or 25-ml capacity, graduated in at least 0,05 ml, preferably with automatic zero adjustment, or equivalent automatic burette. U.K.

4.4. Analytical balance. U.K.

5. Reagents U.K.

5.1. Chloroform, analytical reagent quality, freed from oxygen by bubbling a current of pure, dry inert gas through it. U.K.

5.2. Glacial acetic acid, analytical reagent quality, freed from oxygen by bubbling a current of pure, dry inert gas through it. U.K.

5.3. Potassium iodide, saturated aqueous solution, recently prepared, free from iodine and iodates. Dissolve approximately 14 g of potassium iodide in approximately 10 ml of water at room temperature. U.K.

5.4. Sodium thiosulphate, 0,01 mol/l (equivalent to 0,01 N) accurately standardised aqueous solution, standardised just before use. U.K.

Prepare daily the 0,01 mol/l sodium thiosulfate solution freshly from a 0,1 mol/l sodium thiosulfate standard solution before use, or determine the exact molarity. As experience shows, the stability is limited and depends upon the pH value and the content of free carbon dioxide. Use only freshly boiled water for the dilution, possibly purged with nitrogen.

The following procedure is recommended to determine the exact molarity of the sodium thiosulfate solution:

Weigh, to the nearest 0,001 g, 0,27 g to 0,33 g of potassium iodate (m KIO3 ) into a volumetric flask (250 ml or 500 ml) and dilute to the mark with freshly boiled water (V 2 ), cooled down to room temperature. By means of a pipette, transfer 5 ml or 10 ml of this potassium iodate solution (V 1 ) into a 250 ml Erlenmeyer flask. Add 60 ml of freshly boiled water, 5 ml of 4 mol/l hydrochloric acid, and 25 mg to 50 mg of potassium iodide or 0,5 ml of the saturated potassium iodide solution. Titrate this solution with the sodium thiosulfate solution (V 3 ) to determine the exact molarity of the sodium thiosulfate solution.

Where

  • m KIO3 is the mass of potassium iodate, in grams

  • V 1 is the volume of the potassium iodate solution, in millilitres (5 ml or 10 ml)

  • V 2 is the total volume of potassium iodate solution, in millilitres (250 ml or 500 ml)

  • V 3 is the volume of the sodium thiosulfate solution, in millilitres

  • w KIO3 is the purity of potassium iodate in g/100 g

  • M KIO3 is the molecular mass of potassium iodate (214 g/mol)

  • T is the exact molarity of the sodium thiosulphate solution (mol/l).

5.5. Starch solution, 10 g/l aqueous dispersion, recently prepared from natural soluble starch. Equivalent reagents may also be used. U.K.

6. Sample U.K.

Take care that the sample is taken and stored away from the light, kept cold and contained in completely filled glass containers, hermetically sealed with ground-glass or cork stoppers.

7. Procedure U.K.

The test must be carried out in diffuse daylight or in artificial light. Weigh in a glass scoop (4.1) or, failing this, in a flask (4.2), to the nearest 0,001 g, a mass of the sample in accordance with the following table, according to the expected peroxide value:

Expected peroxide value (meq) Weight of test portion (g)
0 to 12 5,0 to 2,0
12 to 20 2,0 to 1,2
20 to 30 1,2 to 0,8
30 to 50 0,8 to 0,5
50 to 90 0,5 to 0,3

Unstopper a flask (4.2) and introduce the glass scoop containing the test portion. Add 10 ml of chloroform (5.1). Dissolve the test portion rapidly by stirring. Add 15 ml of acetic acid (5.2), then 1 ml of potassium iodide solution (5.3). Insert the stopper quickly, shake for one minute, and leave for exactly five minutes away from the light at a temperature from 15 to 25 °C.

Add about 75 ml of distilled water. Titrate the liberated iodine with the sodium thiosulphate solution (5.4) shaking vigorously, using starch solution (5.5) as indicator.

Carry out two determinations on the same test sample.

Carry out simultaneously a blank test. If the result of the blank exceeds 0,05 ml of the 0,01 N sodium thiosulfate solution (5.4), replace the impure reagents.

8. Expression of results U.K.

The peroxide value (PV), expressed in milliequivalents of active oxygen per kilogram, is given by the formula:

where:

V

=

the number of ml of the standardised sodium thiosulphate solution (5.4) used for the test, corrected to take into account the blank test.

T

=

the exact molarity of the sodium thiosulphate solution (5.4) used, in mol/l.

m

=

the weight in g, of the test portion.

Take as the result the arithmetic mean of the two determinations carried out.

Report the result of the determination to one decimal place.]

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