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Corporate Office:
Supervalu Inc.
7075 Flying Cloud Dr.
Eden Prarie, MN 55344
Website(s):www.supervalu.com
SUPERVALU INC. is one of the largest grocery wholesalers and retailers in the U.S. with annual sales of approximately $18 billion.
SUPERVALU serves customers across the United States through a network of 3,353 stores composed of 1,825 primary stores serviced by the Company’s food distribution business; 1,334 Save-A-Lot stores, of which 903 are operated by licensee owners; and 194 traditional retail grocery stores (store counts as of February 28, 2015). Headquartered in Minnesota, SUPERVALU has approximately 35,000 employees.
The Company offers a range of major and private-label products, inlcluding its "Essential Everyday" brand of motor oils.
The Petroleum Quality Institute of America (PQIA) is an independent resource for information and insights on the quality of lubricants in the marketplace. Our mission is to serve the consumer of lubricants by randomly sampling and independently testing lubricants taken from the field. Test results are posted along with the brand names on the PQIA website. This webpage provides an analysis on the brand detailed below.
The following are the test results for the sample examined.
Distributed by Supervalu Inc
Purchased at: Chicago, IL
Date of purchase: 1/4/2015
Website(s): www.supervalu.com
The results of the tests conducted on this sample meet the SAE J300 specifications for the SAE Viscosity Grade listed on the product label, and are consistent with the listed API Service Categories.
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Note: Although laboratory tests alone cannot be used to establish if engine oil meets an API Service Category, they can be used to determine if it doesn't.
| PHYSICAL TESTS (click for test details) - a | Standard | Essential Everyday |
| TBN, mg KOH/g (ASTM D2896) | 7.5 | |
| Viscosity @ 100ºC, cSt (ASTM D445) | 9.3 to <12.5 | 10.5 |
| Viscosity @40ºC, cSt (ASTM D445) | 62.6 | |
| Viscosity Index (ASTM D2270) | 157.0 | |
| Viscosity @-30ºC mPa s (cP) (ASTM D5293) | 6,600 Max | 5590 |
| Volatility, mass % loss, 1 hr, @ 250ºC (ASTM D5800) | 15 Max -c | 14.6 |
| ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS (click for test details) - a, b | ||
| Additives | ||
| Calcium | 1981 | |
| Magnesium | 6 | |
| Phosphorus, ppm | 600 to 800 | 683 |
| Zinc, ppm | 773 | |
| Molybdenum, ppm | 165 | |
| Barium, ppm | <1 | |
| Boron, ppm | 101 | |
| Silicon, ppm | 4 | |
| Potassium, ppm | <5 | |
| Manganese, ppm | <1 | |
| Titanium, ppm | <1 | |
| Copper, ppm | <1 | |
| Sodium, ppm | <5 | |
| Vanadium, ppm | <1 | |
| Contaminants | ||
| Silver, ppm | <1 | |
| Aluminum, ppm | 1 | |
| Chromium, ppm | <1 | |
| Iron, ppm | <1 | |
| Nickel, ppm | <1 | |
| Lead, ppm | <1 | |
| Antimony, ppm | <1 | |
| Tin, ppm | <1 | |
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