FAC Colour (AOCS Cc 13a-43)
Range:
1 - 45 (odd numbers)
Path Length:
10mm
Approved by the Fats Analysis Committee of the American Oil Chemists Society for grading dark coloured oils, fats and tallows. It includes 26 colour standards divided into 5 groups:
Scale 1 (1, 3, 5, 7, 9) for lighter coloured fats;
Scale 2 (11, 11a, 11b, 11c) for predominantly yellow fats;
Scale 3 (13, 15, 17, 19) for dark fats (red cast);
Scale 4 (21, 23, 25, 27, 29) for very dark fats, predominantly green;
Scale 5 (31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45) for very dark fats, predominantly red.
Applications
- Edible Oils and Fats