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  • What is sunflower carrier oil?
  • Sunflower Organic Carrier Oil. Sunflower is a versatile oil that can be used in massage and in aromatherapy. Consistency: Typical and Characteristic of Carrier Oils. Absorption: Organic Sunflower Oil is readily absorbed by the skin.
  • What is cold pressed sunflower oil?
  • Cold pressed sunflower oil, also known as unrefined sunflower oil, is extracted from sunflower seeds using a mechanical press without the application of heat or chemicals. This is the most natural way to get the oil and preserve all of its golden goodness.
  • What is USDA certified organic high oleic sunflower oil?
  • Learn more USDA Certified Organic High Oleic Sunflower Oil is expeller-pressed from specially developed hybridized non-GMO seeds. It is refined, bleached, winterized, and deodorized (RBWD) through a physical process yielding a superior and economical product. This product is identity-preserved and certified NATURAL.
  • What is the difference between unrefined and cold pressed sunflower oil?
  • Another important note: As mentioned above, cold-pressed, unrefined sunflower oil has a much lower smoke point than refined. The price of getting that higher smoke point is basically the destruction of the oil into a rancid fatty acid fest! Here’s a brief description of what you’re getting with refined sunflower oil:
  • What are The unsaponifiable substances in cold pressed sunflower oil?
  • The unsaponifiable substances of cold pressed sunflower oil are tocopherols, phytosterols, alcohols, hydrocarbons, and phenols, which usually make up 0.5%–1.5% w /w of the oil. According to the Codex Alimentarius, the maximum amount of unsaponifiable matter in crude sunflower oil should be 15 g/kg (Codex, 1999).
  • How is crude pressed sunflower oil refined?
  • Crude pressed sunflower oil obtained from a local oil mill was refined using chemical method by degumming, neutralization, bleaching and de–waxing. The quality and composition of crude and refined oil were analyzed compared.