Vanaspati means any refined edible vegetable oil or oils, subjected to a process of hydrogenation in any form. It shall be prepared by hydrogenation from groundnut oil, cottonseed oil and sesame oil or mixtures thereof or any other harmless vegetable oils allowed by the government for the purpose. Refined sal seed fat, if used, shall not be more than 10 per cent of the total oil mix. Vanaspati shall be prepared from one or more of the following vegetable oils:
Coconut oil
Cotton-seed oil
Dhupa fat
Groundnut oil
Kokum fat
Linseed oil
Mahua oil
Maize (Corn) oil
Mango kernel fat
Mustard/Rape-seed oil
Niger-seed oil
Palm oil
Phulwara fat
Rice bran oil
safflower (Kariseed) oil
Salseed oil (up to 10%)
Sesame oil
Soyabean oil
Sunflower oil
Watermelon seed oil
Vegetable oils imported for edible purposes:
It shall conform to the standards specified below:—
It shall not contain any harmful colouring, flavouring or any other matter deleterious to health;
No colour shall be added to hydrogenated vegetable oil unless so authorised by Government, but in no event any colour resembling the colour of ghee shall be added;
If any flavour is used, it shall be distinct from that of ghee in accordance with a list of permissible flavours and in such quantities as may be prescribed by Government:
Provided that diacetyl to the extent of not more than 4.0 p.p.m. may be added to Vanaspati exclusively meant for consumption by the Armed Forces;
The product on melting shall be clear in appearance and shall be free from staleness or rancidity, and pleasant to taste and smell
It shall contain raw or refined sesame (til) oil in sufficient quantity so that when the vanaspati is mixed with refined groundnut oil in the proportion of 20:80, the colour produced by the Baudouin test shall not be lighter than 2.0 red units in a 1 cm. cell on a Lovibond scale
No anti-oxidant, synergist, emulsifier or any other substance shall be added to it except with the prior sanction of the Authority
Provided that imported crude palm oil and fractions thereof shall not be used by the producers other than those who are engaged in manufacture of vanaspati/any other hydrogenated oil produce and are equipped in the same location with the facilities for generation of hydrogen gas and hydrogenation of the said imported crude palm oil and fractions thereof with the gas so generated in the manufacture of vanaspati/any other hydrogenated vegetable oil product for edible consumption.
The product shall conform to the following requirements:
Moisture, percent by mass: Not more than 0.25
Melting point as determined by capillary slip method shall be from 31- 410C both inclusive
it shall not have unsaponifiable matter exceeding 2.0 percent but in case of vanaspati where proportion of rice bran oil is more than 30 peercent by weight, the unsaponifiable matter shall not be more than 2.5 perent by weight provided quantity of rice bran is declared on the label of such vanaspati as laid down in regulation 2.4.2(8) of packaging and labeling regulations
Free fatty acid (as oleic acid), percent by mass: Not more than 0.25
Synthetic Vitamin ‘A”: Not less than 25.0 International units (IU) per gram at the time of packing and shall test positive when tested with Antimony Trichloride (carr-Price Reagent) as per IS:5886-1970
Residual Nickel: Not more than 1.5 ppm
Test for argemone oil shall be negative

Bakery shortening means vanaspati meant for use as a shortening or leavening agent in the manufacture of bakery products, that is, for promoting the development of the desired cellular structure in the bakery product with an accompanying increase in its tenderness and volume; this will also confirm to the standards prescribed in regulation 2.2.6 (1) excepts that—
1.the melting point as determined by the capillary slip method shall not exceed 41oC.
2.if aerated, only nitrogen, air or any other inert gas shall be used for the purpose and the quantity of such gas incorporated in the product shall not exceed 12 per cent by volume thereof
3.it may contain added mono-glycerides and diglycerides as emulsifying agents
Test for argemone oil shall be negative.