Description

Sunflower oil is the non-volatile oil compressed from the seeds of sunflower. Sunflower oil is commonly used in food as a frying oil, and in cosmetic formulations as an emollient. The world\'s total production of sunflower oil in ***4 was nearly *6 million tonnes, with Ukraine and Russia as the largest producers.

Sunflower oil is a monounsaturated /polyunsaturated mixture of mostly oleic acid (omega*9)-linoleic acid (omega*6) group of oils. The oil content of the seed ranges from *2% to *6% (average, *8%): the kernel contains ***5% oil. The expressed oil is of light amber color with a mild and pleasant flavor; refined oil is pale yellow. Refining losses are low and the oil has good keeping qualities with light tendency for flavor reversion. The oil contains appreciable quantities of vitamin E, sterols, squalene, and other aliphatic hydrocarbons.

In recent years, there has been an increase in demand for sunflower crops such as sunflower oil. Measures such as the development of hybrid sunflowers to increase oil production have been introduced to meet this demand.

We Offer Both crude and Refined Sunflower oil in Bulk . Crude sunflower oil is a Vegetable oil that stll needs to be refined , while refined oil is ready for consumption .

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