Quality Reference Materials (QRMs)
Obtaining known samples with reliable report results is key to training new people, calibrating equipment, testing new methods and a multitude of other lab testing activities. AOCS offers Quality Reference Samples with their respective reports for these and other uses.
Consensus reference materials are available to purchase for quality assurance testing and internal quality control. All quality reference samples are analyzed by participants in the AOCS Laboratory Proficiency Program and shipped with peer-reviewed reports that include consensus mean values, z-scores and standard deviation for various components.
Available QRM's
*Sample(s) in this series
Almond
Corn Meal
Corn Meal Test Kit
Peanut Paste Test Kit
Peanut Paste
Pistachio
Determination
Aflatoxins B1, B2, G1, and G2
Test Method
User-Specified Method
*samples may vary due to inventory
*Sample(s) in this series
Cheese Powder
Dried Beef
Dried Chicken
Dried Turkey
Egg Solids
Egg Yolk
Milk Powder
Determination
Cholesterol
Test Method
AOAC 994.10
*samples may vary due to inventory
Sample(s) in this series
Corn Meal
Determination
Ash*
Crude Fat
Crude Fiber
Moisture
Protein
Test Method
User Specified
AOAC 920.39, 945.16, or 2003.06
AOAC 978.10 or Ba 6a-05 (filterbag)
NFTA 2.1.4 (105C/3 hr)
AOAC 990.03 (Combustion) or 2001.11 (Kjeldahl
*Optional test
*Sample(s) in this series
Margarine Oil
Vegetable Shortening
Emulsified Shortening
Determination
AOCS Color Red
Capillary Melting Point**
Free Fatty Acids
Iodine Value
Lovibond Color**
Mettler Dropping Point
α-Monoglycerides**
OSI**
Peroxide Value
Solid Fat Content
Test Method
Cc 13b-45 or Cc 13j-97
Cc 1-25
Ca 5a-40
Cd 1d-92
Cc 13e-92 or Cc 13j-97
Cc 18-80
User-Specified
Cd 12b-92
Cd 8b-90
Cd 16-81 or Cd 16b-93
**Optional test
*samples may vary due to inventory
Sample(s) in this series
Fish Meal
Determination
Acid Value
Ash
Crude Protein
Moisture
Nitrogen
Oil (Petroleum Ether)
Pepsin Digestibility
Test Method
Cd 3d-63
Ba 5a-49
Ba 4d-90 or Ba 4e-93 (Dumas)
Ba 2a-38
AOAC 920.03
Ba 3-38
AOAC 971.09
*Sample(s) in this series
Canola Oil
Coconut Oil
Cottonseed Oil
Olive Oil
Palm Oil
Soybean Oil
Sunflower Oil
Vegetable Shortening
Determination
Fatty Acid Composition
Iodine Value (calculated)**
Test Method
Ce 1a-13
Cd 1c-85
**Optional test
*samples may vary due to inventory
Sample(s) in this series
Marine Oil
Determination
Acid Value
p-Anisidine Value
Fatty Acid Composition
Peroxide Value
Totox Value
Test Method
Cd 3d-63
Cd 18-90
Ce 1i-07, GOED Monograph, USP 401 or Ph Eur 2.4.29
Cd 8b-90
Calculation (2 × PV + AN)
Sample(s) in this series
Marine Oil
Determination
AOCS Color*
p-Anisidine Value
Free Fatty Acids
Gardner Color*
Insoluble Impurities
Iodine Value
Moisture
Peroxide Value
Test Method
Cc 13b-45 or Cc 13j-97
Cd 18-90
Ca 5a-40
Td 1a-64
Ca 3a-46
Cd 1d-92
Ca 2b-38
Cd 8b-90
*Optional test
Sample(s) in this series
Marine Oil
Determination
Fatty Acid Composition
Test Method
Ce 1b-89 or Ce 1i-07
*Sample(s) in this series
Crude Coconut Oil
Crude Safflower Oil
Crude Sunflower Oil
Palm Oil
Determination
AOCS Color Red
Free Fatty Acids
Iodine Value
Mass/Unit Volume
Saponification Value
Test Method
Cc 13b-45 or Cc 13j-97
Ca 5a-40
Cd 1d-92
Cc 10c-95
Cd 3-25
*samples may vary due to inventory
*Sample(s) in this series
Cheese Powder
Chocolate Powder
Chocolate Pudding
Egg Powder
Infant Formula
Milk Powder
Determination
Fatty Acid Composition
Minerals**
Total Fat
Total Protein
Vitamin A**
Vitamin D**
Vitamin E**
Test Method
Ce 1j-07
AOAC 985.35 or 984.27
User-Specified
User-Specified
AOAC 992.04 or 992.06
AOAC 992.26
AOAC 992.03
**Optional test
*samples may vary due to inventory
*Sample(s) in this series
Soybean Meal
Canola Meal
Peanut Meal
Cottonseed Meal
Safflower Meal
Determination
Crude Fiber
Moisture
Nitrogen
Oil (Petroleum Ether)
Test Method
Ba 6-84
Ba 2a-38
Ba 4d-90 or Ba 4e-93
Ba 3-38
*samples may vary due to inventory
Sample(s) in this series
Olive Oil
PART A
Determination
Delta K (UV Extinction)
K270, K232, K225*
Free Fatty Acids
Peroxide Value
Test Method
COI/T.20/Doc.19/Rev.5-2019 or AOCS Ch 5-91
COI/T.20/Doc.19/Rev.5-2019 or AOCS Ch 5-91
Ca 5a-40
Cd 8b-90
PART B
Determination
Diacylglycerols*
Fatty Acid Composition
Pyropheophytin*
Triglycerides (ECN 42)
Test Method
ISO 29822:2009
COI/T.20/Doc.33/Rev.1-2017,
ISO 12966-4:2015, AOCS Ch 2-91
or AOCS Ce 2-66
ISO 29841:2009
COI/T.20/Doc.20/Rev.4-2017 or AOCS Ce 5b-89
PART C
Determination
Biophenols*
Contents of 2-Glycerol
Monopalmitate*
Sterenes*
Sterols
Stigmastadienes
Waxes
Test Method
COI/T.20/Doc.29/Rev.1-2017
COI/T.20/Doc.23/Rev.1-2017
COI/T.20/Doc.16/Rev.2-2017
COI/T.20/Doc.26/Re.5-2020,
ISO 12228-2:2014 or AOCS Ch 6-91
COI/T.20/Doc.11/Rev.4-2021 or AOCS Cd 26-96
COI/T.20/Doc.28/Rev.2-2017 or AOCS Ch 8-02
*Optional test
Sample(s) in this series
Palm Oil
Determination
Cloud Point*
Free Fatty Acids
Iodine Value
Lovibond Color
Slip Melting Point*
Solid Fat Content
Test Method
MPOB P4.3 (alternate AOCS Cc 6-25)
MPOB P2.5 (alternate AOCS Ca 5a-40)
Cd 1d-92
MPOB P4.1 (alternate AOCS Cc 13e-92)
MPOB P4.2 (alternate AOCS Cc 3-25)
Cd 16b-93 or Cd 16-81
*Optional test
Sample(s) in this series
Peanuts
Determination
Foreign Matter
Free Fatty Acids
Moisture
Nitrogen
Oil
Peroxide Value
Test Method
Ab 1-49
Ab 5-49
Ab 2-49
Ab 4-91 or Ba 4e-93
Ab 3-49
Cd 8b-90
Sample(s) in this series
Soybean Oil
Determination
Phosphorus
Test Method
Ca 12-55
*Sample(s) in this series
Emulsified Shortening
Margarine Oil
Vegetable Shortening
Determination
Solid Fat Content
Test Method
Cd 16b-93
*samples may vary due to inventory
Sample(s) in this series
Soybeans
Determination
Crude Fiber*
Free Fatty Acids*
Moisture
Nitrogen
Oil
Test Method
Ba 6-84
Ac 5-41
Ac 2-41
Ac 4-91 or Ba 4e-93
Ac 3-44
*Optional test
*Sample(s) in this series
Avocado Oil
Borage Oil
Canola Oil
Corn Oil
Evening Primrose Oil
Flaxseed Oil
Grapeseed Oil
Macadamia Oil
Palm Oil
Pecan Oil
Pistachio Oil
Pumpkin Seed Oil
Rice Bran Oil
Safflower Oil
Sesame Seed Oil
Sunflower Oil
Determination
p-Anisidine Value
Fatty Acid Composition
Free Fatty Acids
Iodine Value
Moisture
Peroxide Value
Test Method
Cd 18-90
Ce 1i-07
Ca 5a-40
Cd 1d-92
Ca 2b-38
Cd 8b-90
*samples may vary due to inventory
Sample(s) in this series
Soybean Oil
Determination
Copper, Iron, Nickel
Test Method
Ca 18-79 or Ca 18b-91 or Ca 17a-18
*Sample(s) in this series
Non-Hydrogenated Soybean Oil
Hydrogenated Soybean Oil
Determination
Total trans Fatty Acids by GC
Total trans Fatty Acids by IR
Test Method
Ce 1h-05
Cd 14-95
*samples may vary due to inventory
*Sample(s) in this series
Soy Flour
Raw Soybeans
Defatted Soymeal
Soy Protein Concentrate
Soy Protein Isolate
Hulless Barley
Pea Flour
Pea Protein Concentrate
Faba Bean Protein Concentrate
Determination
Trypsin Inhibitor Activity
Test Method
Ba 12a-2020
*samples may vary due to inventory
Sample(s) in this series
Unground Soybean Meal
Determination
Ash*
Crude Fiber
Moisture
Nitrogen
Oil (Petetroleum Ether)
Urease Activity
Test Method
Ba 5a-49
Ba 6-84
Ba 2a-38
Ba 4d-90 or Ba 4e-93
Ba 3-38
Ba 9-58
*Optional test
Sample(s) in this series
Soybean Oil
Determination
AOCS Color Red
Lovibond Red Color*
Test Method
Cc 13b-45 or Cc 13j-97
Cc 13e-92 or Cc 13j-97
*Optional test
In This Section
Lab Supplies
Activated Bleaching Earth
Isotek Laboratories LLC
Phone: +1 405-948-8889, ask for George
Email: info@isoteklabs.com
Postal Address:
Isotek Laboratories LLC
5225 NW 5th Street
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73127
Natural Bleaching Clay
Barry Gurski
Oil-Dri
Phone: +1 850-212-6121
Refining Cup - 960 mL
For use with AOCS Official Method Ca-9a 52.