Sunflower oil is commonly used in food as a frying oil, and in cosmetic formulations as an emollient. 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.
Which country imports the most sunflower oil in Ethiopia?
On the other hand, the largest suppliers of sunflower oil to the Ethiopian market are Turkey (58 percent) and Ukraine (21%) while the leading suppliers of soybean oil are Ukraine and China (market shares of 33 and 26 percent, respectively). See Tables 11, 12, and 13 below for breakdown of oil imports by value, volume, and country of origin.
What is a sunflower oil extraction plant?
This sunflower oil extraction plant contains sunflower seeds pretreatment machines and sunflower oil pressing machines, which can efficiently extract sunflower oil from sunflower seeds.
Are there different types of sunflower oil seeds?
Several varieties of sunflower oil seeds have been developed by standard plant breeding methods, mainly to vary the amounts of oleic acid and linoleic acid which, respectively, are the predominant monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats in sunflower oil. Sunflower oil is a rich source of vitamin E (tables).