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Codex CXS 210-1999, amended in 2026, includes avocado oil and gives identity, fatty-acid, chemical and physical reference ranges from authentic samples. The figures below are standard reference characteristics, not results for an untested lot, current supply, a current offer or a live delivered price. Atlas withholds a physical estimate without exact rights-cleared lot, route and logistics observations.
Codex avocado-oil relative-density lower bound
0.91
relative density at 20 degrees Celsius; upper bound 0.920 · Codex CXS 210-1999, amended 2026; crude-oil supplementary reference
Codex avocado-oil refractive-index lower bound
1.458
refractive index; upper bound 1.470 · Codex CXS 210-1999, amended 2026; crude-oil supplementary reference
Codex avocado-oil saponification-value lower bound
170
milligrams KOH per gram oil; upper bound 202 · Codex CXS 210-1999, amended 2026; crude-oil supplementary reference
Codex avocado-oil iodine-value lower bound
78
iodine value; upper bound 95 · Codex CXS 210-1999, amended 2026; crude-oil supplementary reference
Codex avocado-oil unsaponifiable-matter ceiling
19
grams per kilogram, maximum · Codex CXS 210-1999, amended 2026; crude-oil supplementary reference
Codex avocado-oil total tocopherol and tocotrienol lower bound
45
milligrams per kilogram; upper bound 478 · Codex CXS 210-1999, amended 2026; authentic crude-sample supplementary range
Fruit source and processing state come before comparison
Codex defines avocado oil from the mesocarp of Persea americana fruit or from processing the whole fruit. Virgin oil may use mechanical procedures and heat without altering the oil, while cold-pressed oil is obtained mechanically without applying heat; the permitted purification steps are limited to washing with water, settling, filtering and centrifuging. Crude, refined, virgin, cold-pressed, deodorized, food-grade and technical or cosmetic products therefore require their own declared process and specification rather than a shared generic label.
Codex ranges are identity references, not a lot certificate
CXS 210-1999 provides avocado-oil fatty-acid ranges and supplementary chemical, physical, sterol and tocopherol characteristics from authentic samples. It lists crude-oil reference ranges including relative density 0.910 to 0.920 at 20 degrees Celsius, refractive index 1.458 to 1.470, saponification value 170 to 202, iodine value 78 to 95 and unsaponifiable matter no more than 19 grams per kilogram. A seller description does not prove compliance; Atlas retains the sampling plan, laboratory, method, detection limits, result and test date with the lot.
Oxidation, contamination and custody evidence travel with the oil
Codex supplementary quality characteristics distinguish refined from virgin or cold-pressed oils through acid-value and peroxide-value reference ceilings, while the contaminants, pesticide-residue, hygiene and labelling provisions remain applicable. For bulk oil, CXC 36-1987 addresses deterioration and contamination during storage and transport. Comparable records keep acid and peroxide values, moisture and volatile matter, insoluble impurities, contaminants, tank or package, lining and seal, previous-cargo acceptability, cleaning, loading and discharge conditions, sampling and custody evidence attached.
A standard profile does not establish a delivered avocado-oil price
Identity and composition ranges cannot establish current lot availability, authenticity, origin premium, package value or logistics. FDA states that food importers are responsible for safety, sanitation and truthful labelling, with facility registration and prior notice among the applicable U.S. procedures. A delivered estimate still needs current permitted observations for the exact process and grade, tested lot, package or tank, quantity, origin, currency, Incoterm, destination, delivery window, freight and information vintage. Atlas withholds the physical estimate when those observations or usage rights are missing.