Acid Value - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
A.J. Dijkstra, in Encyclopedia of Food and Health, 2016. Acid value. The acid value of an oil is determined by titrating a solution of the oil in diethyl ether with an alcoholic solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide. It is expressed as the amount of KOH (in mg) to neutralize 1 g of oil.. Often, the acid value is converted to an FFA content by multiplying the acid value with a factor that ...