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GB/T 46116-2025Evening primrose oil (English PDF)

月见草油

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Issued by

SAMR; SAC

Level / Type

National · Recommended

Issue date

August 29, 2025

Implementation date

March 1, 2026

Scope

GB/T 46116-2025 is the English-translated version of 月见草油.

GB/T 46116-2025 is the Chinese national standard for evening primrose oil, the edible oil made from evening primrose seeds.

It defines the product and sets the quality requirements, beginning with the basic composition and the main physical parameters, and it fixes the inspection rules and the requirements for labelling, packaging, storage, transport and sale.

The test methods it describes are those of the standards it cites, among them the transparency, odour and taste examination of GB/T 5525, the relative density of GB/T 5526, the refractive index of GB/T 5527, the iodine value of GB/T 5532, the saponification value of GB/T 5534 and the insoluble impurities of GB/T 15688.

It covers food quality only, food safety being left to the relevant laws and food safety standards. It was issued on 29 August 2025 and has applied since 1 March 2026.

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Document preview — GB/T 46116-2025

National Standard of the People's Republic of China

ICS: 67.200.10
Classification: X 14

Issued by: State Administration for Market Regulation; Standardization Administration of the PRC

Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and Definitions
4 Quality Requirements

Foreword

This document complies with the provisions of GB/T 1.1-2020 "Standardization Work Guidelines Part 1: Structure and Drafting Rules of Standardization Documents". Drafting.

This document specifies the technical requirements related to food quality. For food safety requirements, please refer to relevant laws, regulations, policies, and food safety standards.

1 Scope

This document defines the terminology and definitions for evening primrose oil, and specifies quality requirements, inspection rules, labeling, packaging, storage, transportation, and sales. The document describes its testing methods.

This document applies to edible evening primrose oil products made from evening primrose.

2 Normative references

The contents of the following documents, through normative references within the text, constitute essential provisions of this document. Dated citations are not included.

For references to documents, only the version corresponding to that date applies to this document; for undated references, the latest version (including all amendments) applies to this document.

GB/T 191 Pictorial Symbols for Packaging and Storage

GB/T 5009.37 Analytical methods for hygienic standards of edible vegetable oils

GB 5009.168 National Food Safety Standard - Determination of Fatty Acids in Food

GB 5009.236 National Food Safety Standard - Determination of Moisture and Volatile Matter in Animal and Vegetable Oils

GB/T 5490 General Rules for Inspection of Grains and Oils

GB/T 5524 Sampling of animal and vegetable oils

GB/T 5525 Methods for Identifying the Transparency, Odor, and Taste of Vegetable Oils

GB/T 5526 Determination of the relative density of animal and vegetable oils

GB/T 5527 Determination of refractive index of animal and vegetable oils

GB/T 5532 Determination of iodine value in animal and vegetable oils

GB/T 5534 Determination of Saponification Value of Animal and Vegetable Oils

GB/T 5535.1 Determination of unsaponifiable matter in animal and vegetable oils - Part 1: Ether extraction method

GB/T 5535.2 Determination of unsaponifiable matter in animal and vegetable oils - Part 2: Hexane extraction method

GB/T 15688 Determination of Insoluble Impurities in Animal and Vegetable Oils

GB/T 17374 Packaging for the sale of edible vegetable oils

GB/T 30354 Specification for Bulk Transportation of Edible Vegetable Oils

3 Terms and Definitions

The following terms and definitions apply to this document.

3.1 Evening primrose oil

Edible oil made from evening primrose seeds.

4 Quality Requirements

4.1 Basic Components and Main Physical Parameters

The basic composition and main physical parameters of evening primrose oil should conform to the specifications in Table 1.

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Editions of GB/T 46116

Edition	Title	Revision	Status
GB/T 46116-2025	Evening primrose oil	current edition	Current

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