S.No
Properties
Crude Farmed Salmon Oil (Atlantic)
Crude Seal Oil
Crude Cod
Liver Oil
Crude Wild
Salmon Oil
(Pacific)
ASTM specification for Biodiesel
1
Odour
Fresh oil odour, not fishy
Fresh oil odour, not fishy
Fresh oil odour, slightly fishy
Fresh oil odour, slightly fishy
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2
Smell
Orange
Pale yellow
Pale yellow
Pale orange
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3
Specific gravity
0.921
0.923
0.924
0.922
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4
Water content (ppm)
325
689
179
312
< 500
5
Physical state at room temperature
Clear liquid
Clear liquid
Clear liquid
Cloudy liquid, small solid particles suspended in otherwise clear oil.
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Table 1:
Physical properties of four crude marine oils.