What is Organic Sunflower Oil?
Organic sunflower oil is a vegetable oil obtained by cold pressing and extracting oil from sunflower seeds.
Sunflower seeds, also known as sunflower seeds, are the fruit of sunflowers. Its seed kernels contain 30%-45% fat, and the most can reach 60%. Sunflower oil is golden in color, clear and transparent, and has a fragrant smell. It is an important edible oil. It contains a lot of essential unsaturated fatty acids such as linoleic acid, which can promote the regeneration and growth of human cells, protect skin health, and reduce the accumulation of cholesterol in the blood. It is a high-grade nutritional oil. It is golden in color, clear and transparent, and has an aromatic odor. The worldwide consumption of sunflower oil ranks fourth among all vegetable oils after palm oil, soybean oil, and rapeseed oil.
Sunflower oil has a low freezing point and is easily absorbed. Sunflower oil also contains more vitamin A and carotene, which can treat night blindness, prevent cancer, and reduce the concentration of serum cholesterol. It contains a lot of essential unsaturated fatty acids such as linoleic acid, which can promote the regeneration and growth of human cells, protect skin health, and reduce the accumulation of cholesterol in the blood, so it is a high-grade nutritional oil. Sunflower oil can also strengthen the body and prolong life.
Ingredient properties
(1) It is golden yellow, with a refreshing texture and a slightly nutty flavor;
(2) Contains vitamins A, B, D, and E, and is rich in unsaturated fatty acids.
Specification
| Product name | Organic sunflower oil |
|---|---|
| Processing Type | Refined, Cold-pressed |
| Use | Cooking |
| Physical properties | |
| Appearance | No residue at 40 deg. C |
| Cold test | Min.48 hours at 0 deg. C |
| Colour | Max.1.2 red, lovibond tintometer 5/20 inch |
| Refractive index | 1.465-1.475 at 40 deg. C |
| Density | 0.91-0.92 g/cm3 at 20 deg. C |
| Volatile matter | Max.0.07 % at 105 deg. C |
| Taste | Excellent |
| Odor | None – not sensed |
| Chemical specifications | |
| free fatty acids (FFA)% | Max 0.1 |
| ash (*) % | Max.0.05 |
| Saponification value | 190.32 koh/g. Of oil |
| Iodine value | 134.13 |
| Peroxide | 0.2 meq/KG. Of oil |
| % unsaponifiable matter | Max.0.12 |
| Impurities | None |
| saturated fat(-ty acids) % | 8-12 |
| unsaturated fat(-ty acids) % | 87-91 |
| Feeding energy | 900kcal |
| Iron | < 0.02 mg/lt |
| Fatty acid composition | C14:0 :0.06 C16:0 :5.77 C18:0 :4.1 C18:1 :27.3 C18:2 :59.2 C20:0 :0.27 C18:3 :0.25 |
| Packaging | Bulk, Plastic Bottle, or as customer’s requirement |
| Shelf life | 12 Months |
