• Which countries import sunflower seed oil?
  • Overall, sunflower seed oil imports and exports have been increasing since 2012, excluding the 2017/18 period. The countries that have the biggest share in sunflower seed oil export in 2020/21 period are Ukraine, Russia, and Argentina, while the EU countries made the major import in the same period (USDA 2020a).
  • What are the oil and meal extraction rates for sunflower & peanut oil mills?
  • The oil and meal extraction rates for sunflower and peanut oil mills are obtained using statistics on global oil seed crushing, and oil and meal production from the period 2010/11 to 2013/14 ( USDA, 2014 ). The hull/shell contents are approximately 25% for sunflower seeds ( Carre, 2009, p 17) and 15% for in-shell peanuts ( Myer et al., 2009 ).
  • Can metabolomic markers detect adulteration in sunflower oil?
  • Citation: Sumara A, Stachniuk A, Olech M, Nowak R, Montowska M, Fornal E (2023) Identification of sunflower, rapeseed, flaxseed and sesame seed oil metabolomic markers as a potential tool for oil authentication and detecting adulterations.
  • Where is sunflower seed oil produced?
  • Sunflower seed oil is produced on a large scale, particularly in Ukraine, Russia and Argentina, and almost two thirds of global production is concentrated in Europe [ 7 ]. In Poland, sesame and flaxseed oils are more expensive than sunflower or rapeseed oils, so confirmation of product authenticity has a huge financial impact on the food industry.
  • Are there metabolomic markers for cold pressed seed oils?
  • In this study metabolomic approach based on liquid chromatography coupled to quadrupole-time-of-flight mass spectrometry was employed to discover oil-specific metabolomic markers for four unrefined, cold-pressed seed oils. The set of 29 markers involving 13 markers for sunflower, 8 for rapeseed, 5 for sesame and 3 for flaxseed oil was determined.
  • Why is sunflower a popular crop in India?
  • Sunflower is also one of the important oilseed crops contributing towards the national oil pool. Although this crop is covering about 10% of the country¡¯s total area but it fits well in all cropping systems due to its photo and thermo-insensitivity. This crop is of late introduction in the country and the first variety was developed during 1978.