ISO 22000:2018
Food Safety Management System
Ukkens Copra Centre & Oil Mills is an ISO 22000:2018 company. The standard covers the whole food-safety chain at the mill: copra intake, crushing, filtration, storage, packing and dispatch.
Certifications
Quality you can verify.
A label can say anything. These are the certifications and declarations that stand behind every Kalpasree pack from Ukkens Copra Centre & Oil Mills, and what each one actually covers.
FSSAI Approved
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
Central Licence No. 11317008001109 under the FSS Act, 2006, for the manufacture and sale of edible coconut oil. The licence number is printed on every pack.
Valid until 25 October 2029View certificate
HACCP Certified
Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Points
As printed on every Kalpasree can: an ISO 22000:2018 and HACCP certified company. Each production stage is mapped for hazards, with critical control points monitored and corrected.
AGMARK Authorisation
Directorate of Marketing & Inspection
Ukkens Copra Centre & Oil Mills holds an AGMARK Certificate of Authorisation for coconut oil (Certificate No. 3393/1/KHI/001) under the Agricultural Produce (Grading & Marking) Act, 1937, with its own in-house grading laboratory. The AGMARK-graded oil is packed under the mill's Thelima brand.
On every pack
Everything a buyer might want to check, printed where they can check it.
Turn any Kalpasree can or bottle around and you will find the same set of declarations. If something is missing, it is not a genuine Kalpasree pack.
- Since 1976 mark
- ISO 22000:2018 and HACCP certified company
- FSSAI licence number
- Pure coconut oil, edible grade
- Free from argemone oil
- Batch number, packing date and best-before
- Net quantity at 30°C
- English, Malayalam and Arabic labelling
Specification
The numbers every batch is cleared against.
Kalpasree is edible-grade (Grade 1) coconut oil. Every batch is checked against these limits in the mill's laboratory before it is passed for packing, with test methods per the Indian Standard IS 548 and DGHS.
| Characteristic | Grade 1 | Method followed |
|---|---|---|
| Moisture, % by wt. (max.) | 0.25 | IS 548 (Pt. I) 1964, reaff. 2010 |
| Specific gravity at 30 °C | 0.915 – 0.920 | IS 548 (Pt. I) 1964, reaff. 2010 |
| Refractive index at 40 °C | 1.4481 – 1.4491 | IS 548 (Pt. I) 1964, reaff. 2010 |
| Saponification value (min.) | 250 | IS 548 (Pt. I) 1964, reaff. 2010 |
| Iodine value (max.) | 7.5 – 10.0 | IS 548 (Pt. I) 1964, reaff. 2010 |
| Unsaponifiable matter, % by wt. (max.) | 0.8 | IS 548 (Pt. I) 1964, reaff. 2010 |
| Acid value (max.) | 3.0 | IS 548 (Pt. I) 1964, reaff. 2010 |
| Polenske value (min.) | 13 | IS 548 (Pt. I) 1964, reaff. 2010 |
| Test for argemone oil | Negative | DGHS 2005 |
| Test for mineral oil | Negative | IS 548 (Pt. II) 1976, reaff. 2010 |
| Test for castor oil | Negative | IS 548 (Pt. II) 1976, reaff. 2010 |
| Polybromide test | Negative | IS 548 (Pt. II) 1976, reaff. 2010 |
| Added colour | Negative | IS 548 (Pt. II) 1976, reaff. 2010 |
| Colour on Lovibond scale, Y + 5R (max.) | 4 | IS 548 (Pt. I) 1964, reaff. 2010 |
Grade 1 = edible grade. A batch test report for a specific batch number is available to distributors and institutional buyers on request.
Need a copy of a certificate for your records?
Distributors, exporters and institutional buyers can request current certificates and batch test reports through the enquiry form.
