Sunflower oil is a healthy choice for cooking and dressings when you're looking for a light, mild taste. It grew in popularity during the last decades of the 20th century to take its place alongside other oils with healthy fats like canola, flax and olive oils Sunflower oil is a good source for vitamin E. One tbsp. has 40. 6 percent of the recommended daily allowance, more than corn, olive or soybean oil.

•  Iodine Value (WIJS) 118 - 141
•  Specification Value (mg KOH/g oil) 188 - 194
•  Refractive Index (at 40oC) 1, 461 - 1, 468
•  Specific Weight (at 20oC) 0, 910 - 0, 920
•  Cold Test (after 24 hours) Negative
•  Arsenic (As) 0, 1 ppm maximum
•  FFA% by wt. basis 0. 25% max
•  Moisture 0. 10% max
•  Acid Value 0. 50 max
•  Para oxide Value 0. 5 max
•  Fatty Acid composition (%) Miristic Acid C 14:0 0- 0. 2
•  Palmitic Acid C 16:0 5. 0 - 7. 5
•  Palmitoleic Acid C 16:1 0. 5 maximum

TEST METHOD RANGE
Specific gravity 25C USP 24

  TEST                          METHOD                           RANGE
Specific gravity @ 25øC       USP 24                      0.905-0.912
Iodine value                  USP 24                        97 - 115
Saponification value          USP 24                        170 - 180
Free fatty acids (as oleic)   USP 24                         < 1.0%
Unsaponifiable matter         USP 24                         1.5 max
Erucic acid (C22:1)           USP 24                         40% min
Color Gardner                 AOCS Td la-64                  4 max
Moisture                      AOCS Ca 2b-38                  < 0.05%
Appearance                    Pale yellow, bright & clear
                              oily liquid
Odor                          Bland, odorless
Because of natural variations in oilseed crops, chemical and
physical constants cannot be guaranteed at all times