Sunflower oil
- Sunflower oil is obtained by pressing sunflower seeds and is a liquid oil
- Around 1570, Spanish seamen shipped the crop from Central America to Europe where it was then used as an ornamental plant.
- European sunflower fields are mostly found in France, Spain, Turkey, Romania, the Ukraine, Russia and Bulgaria.
- Argentina, Brazil, South Africa and North America are some of the countries outside Europe that grow sunflowers.
- Sunflower oil is widely used in the margarine industry and as a frying and edible oil.
High Oleic Sunflower Oil
- This sunflower oil contains a high level of oleic acid which is said to make it even “healthier”.