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This document describes the procedure for determining the saponification value of oils and fats. Saponification value is defined as the amount of potassium hydroxide needed to neutralize the fatty acids released from 1 gram of a fat or oil. A lower saponification value indicates the oil contains more lower molecular weight fatty acids. The procedure involves heating a sample with ethanolic potassium hydroxide, then titrating the excess KOH with hydrochloric acid. The saponification value is calculated based

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Rahul Jagan

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