• Manufacturer: Oat Services Ltd
  • INCI Name: Avena Sativa Kernel Flour
  • Product Composition
    Ingredient CAS EINECS
    Avena Sativa Kernal Flour 84012 26 0 281 672 4

Superfine Oat Flour L gives noticeably enhanced benefits to all cream and lotion formulations that require superior gelling, thickening or texturising properties.

Its patented process means it is extremely easy to use at a range of temperatures.  It can be used in certified natural products and is competitively priced when compared with natural alternatives.

 

Ingredient Properties

  • The first Ecocert certified 'natura'l Oat Flour available to formulators
  • High free amylose content extends stability of ingredient and finished product
  • Effective lipid binding enhancing emulsion stability
  • Effective water binding property creating a powerful gelling agent
  • Very small particle size similar to rice starch giving good textural properties
  • Good microbial purity
  • Cost effective ingredient
  • Patented process

Application Benefits

  • Excellent textural characterists giving smooth creams
  • Enhance colloidal activity at lower temperatures increasing the ease of formulation
  • Can be used in certified natural products

Product Suitability

  • Facial skin care
  • Body care
  • Sun care
  • Personal care & hygiene

Technical Specification

  • Colour: Off white to cream
  • Form: Powder
  • Viscosity: 10 cps
  • Moisture: Approx 9%
  • Ash: Approx 1%
  • Fat: Approx 4.5%
  • Nitrogen: Approx 1.5%
  • Particle size above150 micron sieve: <2%
  • Particles size below over 75 micron sieve: <70%

Microbiological Properties

Yeast / Mould
Total Aerobic @ 30 <100 cfu ger g
Counts of Moulds (in product with Aw <0.95) <100 cfu ger g
Counts of presumptive yeats (in product with Aw <0.95) <200 cfu per g

Suggested Formulations

Certification Status

  • ECOCERT Natural Registration
  • Natural product free from Genetically Modified Organisms
  • Allergen free
  • Not tested on animals

Pack Sizes Available

5 and 20kg pails or 3-ply sacks

Handling Procedures

  • No special measures necessary if used correctly
  • Any unused portion should be kept sealed in the original container to avoid contamination
  • Mix well before use

Shelf Life

Our product shelf life is two years from the date of manufacture, stored in the original, unopened containers.