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  • What products are made from sunflower seeds?
  • Sunflowers are used to make oil, meal and confectionary products. Oil and meal are processed from the same sunflower seed varieties. The seed variety used foe confectionary products has a lower percentage of oil.
  • What is the difference between sunflower seed and sunflower meal?
  • Sunflower seed is primarily processed to make cooking oil, while sunflower meal is used as an animal feed. The Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Moldova estimates crush level at 130,000 tons of sunflower seed per year. Sunflower oil represents about 99% of overall vegetable oil consumption in the country.
  • How is sunflower oil made?
  • Sunflower oils are cold-pressed. This method, which entails minimal processing, produces a light, flavourful oil suitable for some cooking needs. Sunflower oil manufacture involves cleaning the seeds, grinding them, pressing and extracting the crude oil from them, and further refining.
  • How much oil is produced from sunflower seeds?
  • For every 100 kg of seed, about 40 kg of oil, 35 kg of high-protein meal and 20-25 kg of by-products are produced. More than 90% of the sunflower seeds produced are processed into edible oil.
  • How many tons of sunflower seed oil are there in the world?
  • The world supply of sunflower seed oil for 2008/2009 is estimated at 11.7 million tons (+18% compared with the previous marketing year). The 2008/2009 crop translates into record sunflower seed oil production (in contrast with a decline in soybean oil production).
  • What is edible oil refining?
  • It is suitable for medium and large cooking oil mill projects. Edible oil refining is the collective name for a series of processes to remove solid impurities, free fatty acids, phospholipids, gums, waxes, colours, odours, etc. from vegetable oils. There is a standard refining process to produce high-quality edible oils.