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Sunflower oil

Certified organic (NOP)

Synonym(s):

Sunflower seed oil from Helianthus annuus

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CAS Number:
8001-21-6
EC Number:
232-273-9
MDL number:
MFCD00132403
UNSPSC Code:
12164502
organoleptic:
fatty; waxy
grade:
Certified organic (NOP)
Kosher
food allergen:
no known allergens

grade

Certified organic (NOP)
Kosher

refractive index

n20/D 1.475

application(s)

flavors and fragrances

documentation

see Safety & Documentation for available documents

food allergen

no known allergens

organoleptic

fatty; waxy

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General description

Sunflower oil, a widely used vegetable oil, is obtained from the seeds of sunflower plant (Helianthus annuus). It is generally composed of fatty acids such as linoleic, stearic, oleic and palmitic acid. It also contains high amounts of α-tocopherol.

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Certified organic by MOSA

supp_hazards

EUH066

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk_germany

WGK 3

flash_point_f

>230.0 °F

flash_point_c

> 110 °C

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves

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Influence of seed development and seed position on oil, fatty acids and total tocopherol contents in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.).
Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry, 29(3), 179-186 (2005)
Sunflower: Chemistry, Production, Processing, and Utilization (2015)
Minzhong Yu et al.
BioMed research international, 2018, 4374087-4374087 (2019-01-16)
Lutein, RR-zeaxanthin, and RS-zeaxanthin (L-Z) are antioxidants which can reduce endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS) and oxidative stress (OS), and ameliorate neurodegenerative diseases. However, their treatment effect in the Pde6b
Nagarajan Lakshmipriya et al.
International journal of food sciences and nutrition, 64(2), 131-139 (2012-10-03)
There is little data on the type of vegetable oil used and the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) in Asian Indians. Food frequency questionnaire was used to document the type of cooking oil in 1875 adults in Chennai city. MS
Francis Alarcón et al.
Talanta, 103, 361-370 (2012-12-04)
The possibility of simultaneously determining seven concerned heavy polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) of the US-EPA priority pollutant list, in extra virgin olive and sunflower oils was examined using unfolded partial least-squares with residual bilinearization (U-PLS/RBL) and parallel factor analysis (PARAFAC).
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