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oil pressed from the seed of Helianthus annuus

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Sunflower oil is a product categorized under sunflower oils. It was discovered or invented in 1829. The substance has a carbon footprint of 1.8 and a water footprint of 6792. Nutritional data indicates it contains 828 kcal of energy per serving. It consists of 96.2 fat, including 11 sat fat. It contains 0 carbs, 0 sugars, 0 fiber, 0 proteins, and 0 salt.

The product holds a NutriScore of c and a Nova classification of 2. It is referenced by 258 other encyclopedia articles. In academic literature, the query "sunflower oil" yields a count of 5595 results from PubMed. The subject is associated with the Commons category "Sunflower oil" and has a product count of 36 in Openfoodfacts.

Synthesized by Vinony from 19 facts across 4 sources: Wikidata, PubMed, Openfoodfacts, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Nutrition · Open Food Facts

Typical values per 100 g · averaged across 36 products

cNutri-Score
2NOVA · Processed culinary ingredient
Energy
828 kcal
Fat
96.2 g
— of which saturates
11 g
Carbohydrates
0 g
— of which sugars
0 g
Fibre
0 g
Protein
0 g
Salt
0 g
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Encyclopedic overview

Sunflower oil is the non-volatile oil pressed from the seeds of the sunflower (Helianthus annuus). Sunflower oil is commonly used in food as a frying oil, and in cosmetic formulations as an emollient.

Sunflower oil is primarily composed of linoleic acid, a polyunsaturated fat, and oleic acid, a monounsaturated fat. Through selective breeding and manufacturing processes, oils of differing proportions of the fatty acids are produced. The expressed oil has a neutral taste profile. The oil contains a large amount of vitamin E.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “sunflower oil” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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