Peanut oil
Description
A yellowish, nondrying oil pressed from peanuts, a legume of the species Arachis, such as Arachis hypogaea. Peanuts are native to Brazil; they were brought to Africa, then to the United States and are now cultivated in many countries. Peanut oil contains fatty acids, such as oleic (52-62%), linoleic (21-25%) palmitic (~8%), stearic (~3%), arachidic, and lignoceric. Peanut oil has a nutty taste and odor. It is used in food products, soaps, lubricants, varnishes, and pharmaceuticals.
Synonyms and Related Terms
Arachis hypogaea; arachis oil; huile d'arachide (Fr.); aceite de cacahuete (Esp.); olio di arachide (It); groundnut oil
Other Properties
Soluble in ether, ligroin, carbon disulfide, chloroform. Slightly soluble in ethanol. Insoluble in water. Reacts with alkali hydroxides to form soaps. Saponification number = 186-194; Iodine number = 88-98
| CAS | 8002-03-7 |
|---|---|
| Melting Point | 3.0 |
| Density | 0.912-0.920 |
| Refractive Index | 1.4625-1.4645 |
Hazards and Safety
Combustible.
Fisher Scientific: MSDS
Sources Checked for Data in Record
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 583; specific gravity = 0.916-0.922; Iodine number = 83-101; Saponification number = 189-196;
- R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia, Dover Publications, New York, 1966
- J.Gordon Cook, Handbook of Textile Fibres:II Man-made Fibres, Merrow Publishing Co. , Durham, England
- Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000
- CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, Robert Weast (ed.), CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, v. 61, 1980 Comment: melting point = 3.0, density=0.914, ref. index = 1.4691, iodine value=93.4, saponification value = 192.1