• What is USDA certified organic high oleic sunflower oil?
  • 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 happens in a sunflower oil refinery?
  • The extracted sunflower oil is still crude. What happens in an oil refinery is an important part of how sunflower oil is made suitable for human consumption. Oil refining is a multi-stage process, with the steps involved varying greatly based on the oil in question.
  • How is sunflower by Terra extracted?
  • Our expeller press extraction method ensures Sunflower by Terra’s purity. No chemicals, solvents, or additional heat ¨C just mechanical precision extracting organic the high oleic sunflower oil. Our high oleic sunflower seeds offer a superior fatty acid profile rich in heart-healthy omega-9.
  • What is high oleic sunflower oil?
  • No chemicals, solvents, or additional heat ¨C just mechanical precision extracting organic the high oleic sunflower oil. Our high oleic sunflower seeds offer a superior fatty acid profile rich in heart-healthy omega-9. Comparable to olive and avocado oils, non-GMO and low in inflammatory fats.
  • How hexane is used in sunflower oil extraction?
  • Which is where solvent extraction comes to the rescue. Solvent extraction is the part of the sunflower oil making process in which almost every last drop of oil is extracted from the sunflower seeds. Hexane is the most widely used solvent for this. The process begins with the pouring of hexane over the leftover cake from expeller pressing.
  • What are the steps in sunflower oil production?
  • When it comes to sunflower oil, the steps that are critical in the production of clear, high quality, and safe edible oil are degumming, alkali neutralisation, bleaching, dewaxing, deodorisation, and an optional winterization process ¨C each of these processes is explained in detail elsewhere on our blog and website. So there you have it.