Other Vegetable Fatty Acids

Soybean Fatty Acid, Vegetable Stearic Acid, Palmitic Fatty Acid, Hi Purity Vegetable Fatty Acid

Twin Rivers Technologies is a leading producer of vegetable fatty acids. Vegetable fatty acid is a broad term for derivatives from plant and vegetable sources. Twin Rivers offers varied products with vegetable origins including soybean fatty acid, vegetable stearic fatty acid, palmitic fatty acid and high purity vegetable fatty acid. Vegetable based stearic acid is a fatty acid found in vegetable fats. It is used in a variety of cosmetics and personal care products, in fragrances, and as a surfactant or emulsifier. Palmitic acid is the most common saturated fatty acid and is found naturally in palm oil and palm kernel oil. Palmitic acid is a component in soaps, cosmetics and in a wide range of uses in manufacturing and other applications.

Our Quincy, MA facility is RSPO certified and offers sustainable mass balance palm oil products. To learn more about Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) and view our sustainable mass balance products, click here.

Product                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
  Spec 
Sheet		 Spec 
Sheet		 Spec 
Sheet		 Spec 
Sheet		 Spec
Sheet		 Spec
Sheet
  SDS SDS SDS SDS SDS SDS
        REACH Compliance Statement
  TRS210 TRS210K TRV1 TRV1655 TRV1655K TRV1855
  Soybean Fatty Acid Soybean Fatty Acid, Kosher Stearic Fatty Acid, Vegetable Grade Stearic Fatty Acid, Triple Pressed, Vegetable Grade Stearic
Fatty Acid, Triple Pressed, Vegetable Grade
Kosher		 Stearic Fatty Acid, Double Pressed, Vegetable Grade
Chemical Properties                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
Acid Value 197 - 203 197 - 203 202 - 209 205 - 210 205 - 210 204 - 209
Saponification Value 199 - 205 199 - 205 203 - 210 206 - 211 206 - 211 205 - 210
Iodine Value 127 Min 127 Min 0.5 max 0.5 max 0.5 max 0.5 max
Moisture, % 0.3 Max 0.3 Max 0.3 max 0.3 max 0.3 max 0.3 max
Physical Properties                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
Color, Gardner 2 Max 2 Max 1 max 1 max 1 max 1 max
Color, % Transmittance
(@440/550nm)		     85/95 min 85/95 min 85/95 min 85/95 min
Typical Composition, % by G.C.                                                                                                                                                                                                           
C12            
C14 <0.5 <0.5 2 max 2 max 2 max 2 max
C16 11 11 25 - 35 45 - 55 45 - 55 38 - 48
C18 4 4 62 min 40 - 50 40 - 50 48 - 58
C18:1 22 22        
C18:2 55 55        
C18:3 5.5 5.5        
C20 1 1        
C20:1 1.5 1.5        
C22            
C16 : C18 Ratio       >1 >1 <1