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Technical Information.

Baramul Tech Australia Pty. Ltd operate the only HACCP / GMP certified Emu oil rendering plant in Australia. The oil is certified fit for human consumption or cosmetic application.

             Typical Specification.

             Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)

             Rendering Process.

             HACCP/GMP Certification
             The plant is audited by SAI Global in six monthly intervals.

             HALAL Certification -available on request-

Technical Matters.

Free Fatty Acids:
The quality of any oil is determined by the free fatty acid levels as they indicate the grade of molecular disintegration (age) of an oil.


Peroxide Levels.

This is a widely debated issue.

The Therapeutic Goods Administration in Australia (TGA) has ruled that Emu oil when used as a complementary medicine in Australia, must have peroxide levels below 10. This issue is disputed by the federal body of the Australian Emu Industry which has applied to TGA to raise the peroxide levels from 10 to 20.

Our rendering plant certification has been for Emu oil as a food supplement which is for peroxide levels up to 18 for this purpose. It has been issued before TGA categorised Emu oil as a complementary medicine.

In Asia and Europe Emu oil is a food supplement or a cosmetic ingredient, as it comes from a farmed animal and is 100% natural.

Our experience - and many scientific tests -  with Emu oil have shown that peroxide levels of the highest biologically active Emu oils are very rarely below 20.

Corn oil as a comparison has peroxide levels of more than 60 and this is considered o.k.

 

 

EMU OIL TYPICAL SPECIFICATIONS

  1. The oil has been solely derived from Emu fat and has not been blended with any other oil
  2. No added preservatives or anti oxidants.
  3. Inert gas (food grade argon) is added, at the time of sealing containers.
  4. Emu oil is considered a non-hazardous material as far as shipping is concerned.  Flash point <140 ºC
  5. All of the following Specifications are typical working standards for typical commercial Emu oil.
  6. MICROBIOLOGICAL LEVELS

TESTS

Specification Range

METHOD

6.1

Standard microbial plate count

<1

AS1766.2.1.91 + 1.3.91

6.2

Aerobic microbial plate count

<1

MAL GP11-c

6.3

Coliforms

<10

AS 1766.2.3.92

6.4

E coli

<1

AS 1766.2.3.92

6.5

Salmonella sp

ND

AS 1766.2.5.92

6.6

Yeasts

<1

AS 1766.2.2.97

6.7

Moulds

<1

AS 1766.2.2.97

6.8

Viruses mainly influenza virus

ND

  

7.            STABILITY

 

TESTS

Specification Range

METHOD

7.1

Water content

0.1 – 0.5

AOCS Ca 2c-25

7.2

Free fatty acid

0.20 – 1.20

AOCS Ca 5a-40

7.3

Peroxide value

0.5 – 10.0

AOAC 965.33

8.            PHYSIO-CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION

 

TESTS

Specification Range

METHOD

8.1

Saponification value

190 – 200

AOCS Cd 3-25

8.2

Specific gravity @ 40 ΊC

0.897 – 0.920

AOCS Cc 10a-25

8.3

Viscosity @ 40 ΊC

31 – 48

AOCS Ja 11-87

8.4

Refractive index

1.455 – 1.467

AOCS Cc 7-25

8.5

Iodine value

62.0 – 105.0

AOCS Cd 1-25

9.            MAJOR FATTY ACIDS

9.1

METHODOLOGY

AOAC 969.33  963.22

9.2

IDENTITY

Specification Range

9.3

C14:0 Myristic

0.20 – 0.50

9.4

C16:0 Pakmitic

17.0 – 23.0

9.5

C16:1 Palmitoleic

2.0 – 4.0

9.6

C18:0 Stearic

7.0 – 11.0

9.7

C18:1 Oleic

35.0 – 55.0

9.8

C18:1 Trans Elaidic

0.08 – 0.80

9.9

C18:2 Linoleic

6.24 – 17.62

9.10

C18:3 Linolenic

0.50 – 18.0

9.11

C20:1 Eicosenic

0.14 – 0.50
     

9.12

Saturated

28.0 – 32.0

9.13

Monounsaturated

50.0 – 58.0

9.14

Polyunsaturated

5.0 – 17.0
     

9.15

Omega 3

0.50 – 18.0

9.16

Omega 6

6.0 – 17.0

10.            VITAMINS  MINERALS

 

Type

Range Values

10.1

Carotenoids

0.2 – 0.4

10.2

Vitamin A

0.9 – 2.5

10.3

Vitamin E

3.0 – 4.9

10.4

Ash

<0.01

10.5

Iron

<0.1

10.6

Zinc

<0.02

10.7

Magnesium

<0.1

11.            MAJOR TOXIC RESIDUE

 

(OC)

Not to exceed

12.1

Total DDT

<0.1 / AGAL

12.2

Dieldrin

<0.02 / AGAL

 Note: The toxic residue ranges represent the legal limits in accordance with existing standards, however, it is Company policy to destroy oils with ANY trace of toxic residue.

12.       Oil Appearance   White to dark strawy yellow

13.       Oil Odour             No objectionable odour

 

 

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