sunflower oil

oil pressed from the seed of Helianthus annuus

OverviewAI-generated

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.

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Within Vinony's link graph, sunflower oil is referenced by 258 other articles, and connects out to polyunsaturated fat, vegetable oil and tallow.

It is catalogued under topics including Cooking oils, Cosmetics chemicals and Vegetable oils.

Its subject is documented across 61 Wikipedia language editions.

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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Research

5,595 papers

Oil yield prediction for sunflower hybrid selection using different machine learning algorithms.Scientific reports · 2023Cvejić S, Hrnjaković O, Jocković M et al.DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-44999-3
Progress in modification of sunflower oil to expand its industrial value.ReviewJournal of the science of food and agriculture · 2017Rauf S, Jamil N, Tariq SA et al.DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.8214
Sunflower seed byproduct and its fractions for food application: An attempt to improve the sustainability of the oil process.ReviewJournal of food science · 2021de Oliveira Filho JG, Egea MBDOI: 10.1111/1750-3841.15719
Utilization of Sunflower Oil-based Oleogel forDeep-Fried Coated Chicken Products.Journal of oleo science · 2023Çakır M, Özer CO, Var GBDOI: 10.5650/jos.ess22365
Bio-Based Polyurethane Networks Containing Sunflower Oil Based Polyols.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Czifrák K, Lakatos C, Cserháti C et al.DOI: 10.3390/ijms25137300
Genetic possibilities for altering sunflower oil quality to obtain novel oils.ReviewCanadian journal of physiology and pharmacology · 2008Skorić D, Jocić S, Sakac Z et al.DOI: 10.1139/Y08-008
An Intricate Review on Nutritional and Analytical Profiling of Coconut, Flaxseed, Olive, and Sunflower Oil Blends.ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Rabail R, Shabbir MA, Sahar A et al.DOI: 10.3390/molecules26237187
Stabilization of Sunflower Oil with Biologically Active Compounds from Berries.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Ghendov-Mosanu A, Popovici V, Constantinescu Pop CG et al.DOI: 10.3390/molecules28083596

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: food ingredient
Subclass of: cooking oil
Material used: sunflower seed
Image: Sunflower oil and sunflower.jpg
Has use: human nutrition

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carbon footprint: 1.8
Commons category: Sunflower oil
time of discovery or invention: 1829-00-00
natural product of taxon: common sunflower
water footprint: 1356

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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.