Refined Sunflower Oil
This pale yellow coloured oil, extracted from sunflower seeds, is hign in poly-unsaturated fats and low in saturates.
With a relatively low smoke point, it can be used for shallow
frying, cooking and salad dressings
| SUNFLOWER OIL | |
| Taste | Neutral |
| Impurities | Negative |
| Free Fatty Acid ( % ) | max 0, *0 |
| Moisture ( % ) | max 0, *5 |
| Peroxide Value ( meq O2/ kg ) | max 5 |
| Specific gravity at *0 degr C | 0, *1 - 0, *3 |
| Iodine value ( g / **0 g ) | **0 - **3 |
| Colour Lovibond 5 1/4 " Red | max 1, 5 |
| Colour Lovibond 5 1/4 " Yellow | max *5 |
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C *2:0 |
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| C *4:0 (Myristic Acid) | |
| C *6:0 ( Palmitic Acid ) | 3 **0 |
| C*6:1 (Palmitoleic Acid) | |
| C *8:0 ( Stearic Acid ) | 1 - *0 |
| C *8:1 ( Oleic Acid ) | *4 - *5 |
| C *8:2 ( Linoleic Acid ) | *0 - *5 |
| C *8:3 ( Linolenic Acid ) | < 0, 5 |
| C *0:0 ( Arachidic Acid ) | < 1, 5 |
| C *0:1 ( Gadoleic Acid ) | < 0, 5 |
| C *0:2 (Eicosenic Acid) | |
| C *2:0 ( Behenic Acid ) | < 1 |
| C *2:1 ( Erucic Acid ) | < 0, 2 |
| C *4:0 ( Lignoceric Acid ) |
