Sunflower oil is good.

Sunflower oil is a healthy cooking oil known for its high content of linoleic acid. According to Prof. Cao Wanxin of Xi'an Oil Research and Design Institute of the State Grain Reserve Bureau, in the 21st century, there is an increase in cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases such as coronary heart disease, cerebral stroke, cerebral thrombosis, arteriosclerosis, hypertension, etc., and long-term consumption of the right kind of oil and fat products can have a greater improvement in the above symptoms.

Sunflower oil is one of the very best of the healthy fats and oils, sunflower oil has become the oil of choice for consumers and chefs, and sunflower oil is the third most consumed of all vegetable oils in the world.

Sunflower oil contains sterols, vitamins, linoleic acid and many other substances beneficial to humans, of which the natural vitamin E content is the highest in all major vegetable oils; and the linoleic acid content can be up to about 70%. Sunflower oil can reduce serum cholesterol levels, lower triglyceride levels, and has the effect of lowering blood pressure.

And, sunflower oil is light and transparent, can retain the natural food flavor when cooking, and it has a high smoke point, which can eliminate the harm of oil smoke to the human body.

The refined sunflower oil is a bright and nice light yellow or greenish yellow, with a fragrant odor and pure taste. The composition of fatty acids in sunflower oil is affected by climatic conditions. Sunflower oil produced in cold regions contains about 15% oleic acid and about 70% linoleic acid; sunflower oil produced in warm regions contains about 65% oleic acid and about 20% linoleic acid.

Sunflower oil's human digestibility 96.5%, it is rich in linoleic acid, there is a significant reduction in cholesterol, preventing vascular sclerosis and the prevention of coronary heart disease.

In addition, sunflower oil in the most physiologically active a tocopherol content is higher than the general vegetable oil. And the ratio of linoleic acid content and vitamin E content is relatively balanced, which is easy for the human body to absorb and utilize. Therefore, sunflower oil is an excellent edible oil with high nutritional value and beneficial to human health.

Tips for buying cooking oil

1, look at the color, generally speaking, the higher the degree of refining, the lighter the color of the oil. Of course, all kinds of vegetable oil will have a unique color, it is impossible and unnecessary to refine to no color.

2, look at the transparency, to choose a clear and transparent oil, the higher the transparency the better.

3, smell odorless, take one or two drops of oil in the palm of your hand, hands rubbed with heat, smell no odor (harry or irritating smell), if the odor, do not buy.

Reference:

Baidu Encyclopedia - sunflower oil

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