AVOCADO OIL ON SITE LABORATORY SET UP 
PARAMETERS TO BE CHECKED IN EDIBLE OR ESSENTIAL OIL  
a.	Acidity Content of Oil  
b.	Moisture &amp; Humidity 
c.	Color/ Refractive index 
d.	Phosphorous 
e.	Soaps PPM 
f.	Impurities 
g.	Peroxide Value 
h.	Iodine Value 
i.	Smell / Odor 
j.	Saponification Value 
EQUIPMENTS AND INSTRUMENTS REQUIRED FOR ONSITE LAB 
a.	Acidity Content of Oil – PH meter 
b.	Moisture &amp; Humidity – Karl Fischer Titration  
k.	Color or Refractive index – &nbsp;Refractometer  
c.	Smell / Odor 
d.	Saponification Value 
e.	CDR FoodLab® can determine: 
a.	Free Fatty Acids  
b.	Peroxide Value 
c.	p-Anisidine Value  
d.	Soaps in 2 minutes 
e.	Iodine Value  
f.	Polyphenols  
Other equipment includes: 
1.	Full Glassware Items i.e. titration equipment 
(100 ml Glass beaker50 ml  
Burette with PTFE stopcock 
Ring stand 
Burette clamp 
Glass funnel 
100 ml Erlenmeyer flask 
50 ml Polypropylene graduated cylinder 
100 ml volumetric flask 
Full-color HST instruction manual) 
2.	Analytical Balance 
3.	All Plastic ware Items 
4.	Laboratory Testing Chemicals and Consumables 
LABORATORY DESIGN  
	Features of the laboratory 
1.	Refrigerator 
2.	Open work space 
3.	Normal workspace 
4.	Normal workspace 
5.	Preparation sink 
6.	Storage  
7.	Storage 
8.	Waste storage 
9.	Hand Hygiene 
10.	Fume Chamber 
WORK SPACE LAYOUT 
 
References  
1.	Laboratory design and maintenance. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2020 (Laboratory biosafety manual, fourth edition and associated monographs). Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO. 
2.	FOODLAB. (n.d.). Chemical Analysis System for Fats and Oils - CDR FoodLab®. Chemical Analysis System for Fats and Oils - CDR FoodLab®; www.cdrfoodlab.com. Retrieved July 23, 2022, from https://www.cdrfoodlab.com/analysis-systems/cdrfoodlab-oils-fats/ 
3.	2022 Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany and/or its affiliates. (n.d.). Laboratory Balances. Laboratory Balances; www.sigmaaldrich.com. Retrieved July 23, 2022, from https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/KE/en/products/labware/laboratory-equipment/laboratory-balances

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