What Does “High Oleic” Sunflower Oil Mean, and How Is It Different from Standard Sunflower Oil?
High-oleic sunflower oil is oil pressed from specially bred sunflower seeds engineered to produce a fatty acid profile containing 80% or more oleic acid — a monounsaturated fat — compared to roughly 20-30% oleic acid in standard sunflower oil, which instead consists mostly (50-65%) of linoleic acid, a polyunsaturated fat. This difference in fatty acid […]
