BS ISO 27608:2010+A1:2016

This standard BS ISO 27608:2010+A1:2016 Animal and vegetable fats and oils. Determination of Lovibond® colour. Automatic method is classified in these ICS categories:

• 67.200.10 Animal and vegetable fats and oils

This International Standard specifies a method for the determination of Lovibond^®1) colour of animal and vegetable fats and oils using automatic instrumentation.

The interlaboratory trials have shown that these instruments are not suitable for use with oils and fats with a colour intensity above 4 Lovibond® red units, for which the manual reference method, ISO 15305^[5], is applicable.

The trials also showed that these instruments are not suitable for sample with strong blue, green and brown hues, for which the manual reference method, ISO 15305^[5], is applicable.

Milk and milk products (or fat coming from milk and milk products) are excluded from the scope of this International Standard.