Sunflower oil: calorie, application, production

Sunflower oil is a product that has a high national economic importance, is known all over the world and is used in any kitchen. Its use is possible in many areas of human life - in addition to cooking, oil is used in the soap making industry, the production of paint and varnish products, as well as an effective cosmetic and even as a medicine.

Specific difference

Most often, vegetable oil is represented in three types:

• Refined unheeded - it's a product with a characteristic smell and color;
• Refined deodorized - pale yellow oil, clear, without specific smell and taste of sunflower;
• Unrefined oil, which has a dark tinge, a sediment and a pronounced smell of seeds.

Composition and calorie content

With regard to the composition of the plant product, the amount of nutrients it contains varies depending on the varieties of sunflowers, their growing zone and the methods for treating sunflower seeds. But, regardless of the factors listed, it contains a large amount of vitamin E, vitamin A and vitamins B, D are also present. The most valuable in vegetable oil are, of course, fatty acids. In addition, in lean oil, there are all the substances necessary for the development of the body: carbohydrates, proteins, lecithin, phytin, tannins, various minerals and inulin.

But there is also the second side of the medal - sunflower oil, the calorie content of which on average is 899 kcal per 100 grams, is contraindicated to obese people. Also, the use of a plant product in the treatment of the gastrointestinal tract is not recommended, which can lead to a severe exacerbation. The largest producers of sunflower oil in Russia, producing a huge amount of plant products, are actively developing since 2001. To date, they have already won the domestic market. The number of enterprises specializing in processing sunflower seeds in oil is growing every year. Popular are the producers of oils "Oleyna", "Ideal", "Rossiyanka", "South of Russia", producing sunflower oil, the calorie content of which on the average is 899 kcal. Companies that produce these varieties have established themselves as experienced manufacturers of quality products.

At the moment, the main and most powerful producer of this vegetable product on the domestic market is the Zlato company, which produces high-quality and useful sunflower oil. Caloric content of this brand product has some deviation from the norm and is 900 kcal. Also there are products, the fat content of which is less than the average value. An example was the Russian manufacturer Sloboda, which sells less-calorie sunflower oil. Its caloric content is 898 kcal per 100 grams.

Technology of sunflower oil production

You can get a plant product in two ways:

1. Pressing. It is a mechanical extraction of oil from the crushed raw materials. This method can be both hot - with preheating the seeds, and cold - without heat treatment. Cold pressed oil has useful qualities, has a characteristic smell of sunflower and has a short shelf life.

2. Extraction. it Squeezing of oil from seeds with the help of organic solvents. The second method is most common due to its economy. It allows the maximum extraction of the desired plant product from the raw material.