Description_x000D_ General description_x000D_ Methyl stearate or methyl octadecanoic acid is a saturated methyl ester and a representative key molecule of biodiesel fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs) produced from vegetable oils. Methyl stearate occurs naturally in clove oil._x000D_ Application_x000D_ Methyl stearate has been used as a reference standard_x000D_ • in gas chromatography (GC) to evaluate the absolute amount of methyl stearate among the fatty acid methyl esters of biodiesel_x000D_ • to evaluate the intramuscular fatty acid profile of fresh lamb meat in GC_x000D_ • to qualitatively analyse the transesterification reaction products by thin layer chromatography_x000D_ Packaging_x000D_ 1, 5, 10, 50 g in poly bottle