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This International Standard specifies a method for the determination of Lovibond^®1) colour of animal and vegetable fats and oils using automatic instrumentation.

NOTE 1 The interlaboratory trials have shown that these instruments are not suitable for use with oils and fats with a colour intensity above 4 Lovibond^® red units, for which the manual reference method, ISO 15305, is applicable.

NOTE 2 The trials also showed that these instruments are not suitable for samples with strong blue, green, and brown hues, for which the manual reference method, ISO 15305, is applicable.

1) Lovibond is the trade name of a colour scale developed and supplied by The Tintometer Ltd (http://www.tintometer.com). This information is given for the convenience of users of this document and does not constitute an endorsement by ISO of the product named. Equivalent products may be used if they can be shown to lead to the same results.