Sunflower oil is rich in valuable organic compounds: unsaturated
fatty acids (oleic, linoleic, linolenic) and saturated fatty acids
(stearic, palmitic). It consists of phosphorus-containing
substances, tocopherols (vitamin E and its derivatives) and waxes,
the amount of which varies depending on the method of pressing and
processing oil. Therefore, the replacement of animal fats with
sunflower oil is a good prevention of various diseases
What is Sunflower Oil?
Sunflower oil is a non-volatile oil that can be easily
extracted from sunflowers. Although mostpeople are already
familiar with sunflowers, they dont immediately think of
sunflowers as sources of an extremely
healthy vegetable oil that can replace some of the less
healthy cooking oils available on the market. Sunflower oil is also
used in certain cosmetic applications. The main
producers of sunflower oil are Russia, Ukraine, and Argentina,
but it is used throughout the world in the preparation of various
cuisines.
Sunflower oil has many uses, including the
following:
Used in cooking and frying
Used in cosmetics like lip balms and skin creams
Used as a medicine for the heart as it is low
cholesterol
Sunflower Oil Nutrition
One of the primary reasons for the growing popularity of sunflower
oil is its impressive fatty acid content, which includes
palmitic acid, stearic acid, oleic acid, lecithin,
carotenoids, selenium, and linoleic acid.The combination of
fatty acids in the body are extremely important to maintain various
elements of human health, and sunflower oil can help maintain that
balance.
Furthermore, some of those fatty acids, as well as vitamin
E (tocopherols) and other organic compounds, act
as antioxidants in sunflower oil, which means that they
can positively affect a huge range of conditions that people
regularly suffer from. It also has
more polyunsaturated fats than any other commonly
used vegetable oil, and with the recent craze of eating
healthy and searching for alternative options, sunflower oil is
becoming quite desirable on the international market. This oil
is also rich
in proteins, copper, iron, zinc, calcium,
and omega*6 fatty acids.
