

| Country of origin | Costa Rica |
| Corporate name | TSI LIFE SCIENCE ADVANCE S.A. - EUROFINS DR. SPECHT EXPRESS |
| Country | Lagunilla / Costa Rica |
| Languages | English, Spanish |
Determining the oil’s identity is important to
clarify whether the product indeed is pure.
Consequently, this check lets you see whether
a blending of oils is on hand.
• Sensory
• Fatty acid profile incl. trans-fatty acids
• Triglyceride profile
• Sterole profile incl. Cholesterol
• Tocopherols
• Saponification value
• Iodine value
Quality parameters provide information about
quality, freshness and storage condition of the
oil.
• Peroxide value
• Free fatty acids/acid value
• Anisidine value
• TOTOX-value
• Hexanale (oxidative marker)
• Unsaponifiable matters
• Impurities
• Moisture and volatile matters
• Polymeric triglycerides (proof of a thermal
treatment)
• Polar compounds
The following analytical parameters help
checking for contaminations of the olive oil
during its production, processing and storage:
• Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)
• Softeners
• Pesticides
• Heavy metals
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