Refined sunflower oil

Refined sunflower oil is used for low-to-extremely-high-temperature cooking. As a frying oil, it behaves as a typical vegetable triglyceride. Unrefined sunflower oil is a traditional salad dressing in Eastern European cuisines. Sunflower oil is also an ingredient in sunflower butter.

Sunflower oil has many health benefits because it is low in saturated fat and high in two types of fatty acids, polyunsaturated fatty acids and monounsaturated fatty acids

The Characteristics Of Sunflower Oil
Sunflower oil is a mild, unobtrusive oil that has a high heat tolerance and very little flavor. It’s often used for frying and sautéing because it doesn’t impart it’s own flavor into foods. It’s more often used for it’s functionality.

In general, this oil has:

Light yellow, almost clear color
Very little flavor profile and a mile aroma
High smoke point and good heat tolerance
High oleic versions are stable with long fry and shelf life

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