Sunflower oil is a vegetable oil, and is extracted from the "seeds" of the sunflower (Helianthus annuus). This oil is widely used in the kitchen to include the creation of lettuce and raw vegetables and the basis for many other products where vegetable oil is incorporated. It is a clear, golden-yellow oil with a soft taste. Especially cold-pressed oil is a high quality food, because many vitamins and bioactive substances are preserved. This oil should not be warmer than 30 ° C.
This oil contains a lot of unsaturated fatty acids, and is highly resistant against heat and can therefore be used for deep-frying to a temperature of about 180 ° C. Also in cosmetics sunflower oil is used.
In refined form the oil is used for various industrial purposes. Different types of sunflower oil are produced, such as high linoleic, high oleic and mid oleic. The high oleic sunflower oil contains at least 69% linoleic acid. The high oleic contains at least 82% oleic acid. The variation in fatty acid profile is strongly influenced by genetic characteristics, and climate.
After straining the seeds remaining flour is used as animal feed.
Shelf Life
The oil should be stored in a cool, dry and dark place below 20 degrees Celsius and a maximum of 12 months. In cosmetics is high oleic sunflower oil used. Only this variant has a shelf life which is long enough for commercial cosmetics.
Composition
Energy: 3766 kJ / 900kcal
Fat composition
Saturated: 9-15%
Monounsaturated: 15-26%
Polyunsaturated: 62-70%
Example: 100ml cold pressed Bioland sunflower oil contains on average:
11 g saturated fatty acids
22 g monounsaturated fatty acids
59 g of polyunsaturated fatty acids
This oil contains a lot of unsaturated fatty acids, and is highly resistant against heat and can therefore be used for deep-frying to a temperature of about 180 ° C. Also in cosmetics sunflower oil is used.
In refined form the oil is used for various industrial purposes. Different types of sunflower oil are produced, such as high linoleic, high oleic and mid oleic. The high oleic sunflower oil contains at least 69% linoleic acid. The high oleic contains at least 82% oleic acid. The variation in fatty acid profile is strongly influenced by genetic characteristics, and climate.
After straining the seeds remaining flour is used as animal feed.
Shelf Life
The oil should be stored in a cool, dry and dark place below 20 degrees Celsius and a maximum of 12 months. In cosmetics is high oleic sunflower oil used. Only this variant has a shelf life which is long enough for commercial cosmetics.
Composition
- Nutritional value per 100 grams of oil:
Energy: 3766 kJ / 900kcal
Fat composition
Saturated: 9-15%
Monounsaturated: 15-26%
Polyunsaturated: 62-70%
Example: 100ml cold pressed Bioland sunflower oil contains on average:
- 0 g of cholesterol, protein and carbohydrate,
- 92 g of fat, of which
11 g saturated fatty acids
22 g monounsaturated fatty acids
59 g of polyunsaturated fatty acids
- 55 mg Vitamin E