Penentuan Kadar Air, Asam Lemak Bebas dan Deterioritation Of Bleachability Index Pada Crude Palm Oil di Pusat Penelitian Kelapa Sawit

Abstract

Determination of Moisture Content, Free Fatty Acid (FFA) and Deterioritation Of Bleachability Index (DOBI) in palm oil has been carried out at the Palm Oil Research Center (PORC). The samples used were obtained from PORC plantations. Determination of water content was determined by the oven method, FFA levels were determined by the Acid-Base Titration method and the determination of DOBI was determined using the Spectrophotometric method using an isooctant solvent. From the research conducted, the average value of water content is 0.46%, the average value of free fatty acids is 4.34% and the DOBI value is 1.17. Based on the standards set by the National Standards Agency (NSA) through SNI-01-2901-2006, that the water content value is less than 0.5%, the FFA content is less than 5% and the DOBI value is in the range of 2.30-2 ,92. Based on the results obtained, it shows that the value of the water content and the value of the FFA content have met the quality standard, while the DOBI level does not meet the quality standard of SNI-01-2901-2006.