| 1 | Appearance/Description | A clear, colorless, oily liquid. | A clear colourless oily liquid | IP/BP |
| 2 | Solubility | Complies | Soluble in water, miscible with ethanol (95% and 96%) and with fatty and essential oils. | IP/BP |
| 3 | Identification by IR | Complies | IR spectra of the sample should be concomitant with IR spectra of the standard. | IP/BP |
| 4 | Relative density | 1.045 | 1.043-1.049 | BP |
| 5 | Appearance of Solution | Complies | The solution is clear and colourless and oily liquid. | IP/BP |
| 6 | Refractive index (20°C ± 0.5°C) | 1.540 | 1.538-1.541 | IP/BP |
| 7 | peroxide value | 2.4 | NMT 5.0 | IP/BP |
| 8 | Acid value | 0.28 | NMT 0.50 | IP |
| 9 | Acidity | 0.5ml of 0.1M sodium hydroxide required | Not more than 1 ml of 0.1 M sodium hydroxide is required to change the colour of the indicator to pink. | IP/BP |
| 10 | Wt. per ml (25°C) | 1.044 | 1.043-1.049 | IP |
| 11 | Residue on evaporation | 0.023% | NMT 0.05% | IP/BP |
| 12 | Benzaldehyde and other related substances: Impurity A (Benzaldehyde) | 0.003% | NMT 0.05% | IP/BP |
| 13 | Benzaldehyde and other related substances: Impurity B (Cyclohexyl-methanol) | Not detected | NMT 0.10% | IP/BP |
| 14 | Benzaldehyde and other related substances: Sum of the areas of other peaks with a relative retention time less than that of Benzyl alcohol | 0.002% | NMT 0.02% | IP/BP |
| 15 | Benzaldehyde and other related substances: Sum of the areas of other peaks with a relative retention time greater than that of Benzyl alcohol | 0.003% | NMT 0.2% | IP/BP |
| 16 | Assay | 99.65% | 98.0%-100.5% | IP/BP |