Mango Butter

Mango Butter (Mangifera Indica) Mangifera –The Indian vernacular name for mango plus L. fero, to bear; Indica meaning of or from India. The tropical Mango tree grows primarily in Burma, eastern India and southern Asia. This fruit is believed to have been cultivated for 4000 years or more. Grown in nearly all the tropical areas of the world, this butter is solid and resembles cocoa butter. It has a mild flavor and odor with a softness rating of 8. Mango Butter is similar to Cocoa Butter in color and texture and is most commonly used as a base ingredient in body care formulas, skin care products and soaps. Mango Butter is an emollient with healing and regenerative properties and is a good source of essential fatty acids. Mango Butter can be used to replace paraffin-based emollients. Common Uses of Mango Butter Body care products Soaps Lotions, massage creams Hair products Benefits of Mango Butter Protects against the sun’s UV rays Replaces paraffin-based emollients MANGO BUTTER TECHNICAL DATA SHEET TRADE NAME:OBN 468 MG/R CHEMICAL NAME:MANGO BUTTER INCI NAME:MANGIFERA INDICA CAS NUMBER:90063-86-8 U.M. Test Methods Range Physical status at 25C° Visual Solid Acid value mgKOH/g AOCS Cd3a-63 <0.5 Iodine value gI2/100 AOCS Tg2a-64 40 – 55 Saponification value mgKOH/g ISO 3657-1988 180 – 195 Peroxide value meq02/Kg Internal method <5 Color Gardner AOCS 1a64-82 <4 Unsaponifiable matter % Internal method <5 Pour point °C ASTM D97-87 27 – 32 Melting point °C AOCS Cc3-25 29 – 34 Fatty acids composition %(GLC): Lauric acid C12:0 <1.5 Myristic acid C14:0 <1.5 Palmitic acid C16:0 11 – 17 Palmitoleic acid C16:1 <1 Margaric acid C17:0 <0.5 Margaroleic acid C17:1 <0.3 Stearic acid C18:0 30 – 45 Oleic acid C18:1 38 – 50 Linoleic acid C18:2 3 – 7 Alpha-Linolenic acid C18:3 <0.8 Arachidic acid C20:0 <2 Eicosanic acid C20:1 <1 Behenic acid C22:0 <1 Erucic acid C22:1 Tr.