Product Details

Mahua Oil

  • The two major species of genus madhuca found in India are madhuca Indica (latifolia) and madhuca longifolia (longifolia).
  • Mahua is widely accepted as local name, for both these species. This plant is common in deciduous forests.
  • Madhuca latifolia is a medium sized to large deciduous tree, distributed in Andhra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.
  • Madhuca longifoia, a large evergreen tree found in south India, and evergreen forests of the Western Ghats from Konkan southwards.
  • The seed potential of this tree in India is 500,000 tons and oil potential is 180,000 tons.
  • The tree is planted in most part of India, propagating either by itself or sown seeds.
  • Mahua seed contains 35% oil and 16% protein.

Product Details

Product Analysis:
Characters Value
Colour Pale yellow
FFA 4% - 20%
Consistency Plastic
Refractive index at 40°C 1.452 to 1.462
Specific Gravity at 15°C 0.856 to 0.870
Iodine value 58 to 70
Specification value 187 to 196
Palmitic acid 16 - 28.2
Stearic 20 - 25.1
Arachidic 0 - 3.3
OLEIC 41.0 - 51.0
Linoleic 8.9 - 13.7
UN Saponification value 1 to 3
Fatty acid composition in %
Palmitic Acid 3.7 - 7.9
Stearic Acid 2.4 - 8.9
Arachidic Acid 2.2 - 4.7
Behanic Acid 4.2 - 5.3
Lignoceric Acid 1.1 - 3.5
Oleic Acid 44.5 - 71.3
Linoleic Acid 10.8 - 18.3
Eicosenoic Acid 9.5
Supply Capacity:

5 x 20' Container - 80 Tons Weekly

Delivery Time:

5 Working Days for 80 MT

Minimum order Quantity (MOQ):

1 Metric Ton

Packing:

5 L / 10 L / 15 L / 20 L / 25 L / 50 L / 150 L / 200 L / 500 L / 1000 L / 1500 L