What are the advantages and disadvantages of sunflower oil

Many people should know about sunflower seeds. People usually process sunflower seeds into melon seeds that can be used directly, but there is another processing method, which is sunflower oil, a kind of edible oil that people often use. But many people will wonder whether this edible oil is safe, because some fake sunflower oil is sold on the market now. So, what are the advantages and disadvantages of sunflower oil?

First, what are the advantages and disadvantages of sunflower oil? Sunflower seeds are rich in linoleic acid, an unsaturated fatty acid essential to the human body, with a content of up to 58%-69%. It plays the role of a "scavenger" in the human body and can remove "garbage" from the body; sunflower seed oil is rich in vitamin E, does not contain erucic acid, cholesterol, or aflatoxin; it has the effects of being light, appetizing, moisturizing the lungs, replenishing the body, beautifying, and lowering blood lipids. Long-term consumption has a health-care effect on the human body. According to research and analysis by nutritionists, regular consumption by children is beneficial to their growth and development, and improves brain health; regular consumption by pregnant women is beneficial to fetal development and growth rate, increases breast milk, and plays an auxiliary role in the treatment of "gestational diabetes"; regular consumption by middle-aged and elderly people can help lower cholesterol, high blood pressure, high blood lipids, and help prevent and treat "rich diseases" such as cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, and diabetes. In recent years, there have been many violations in disease and pest control by growers, making it unsafe to eat the produce. This is the only downside.

Second, sunflower is the world's second largest oil crop. The oil extracted from its sunflower seeds can be used to produce high-quality edible sunflower oil with low cholesterol, which has extremely strong resistance to stress and good edible oil quality. The oil contains 66% linoleic acid, which is an indispensable fatty acid for the human body. It can eliminate cholesterol, reduce arteriosclerosis, and is beneficial to patients with heart disease and hypertension. Sunflower oil contains high levels of vitamin E and carotene, and is known as the "healthy nutritious oil" of the 21st century!

What are the advantages and disadvantages of sunflower oil? Basically, there is nothing inappropriate. Sunflower seed oil contains sterols, vitamins, linoleic acid and many other substances beneficial to humans. Among them, the natural vitamin E content is the highest among all major vegetable oils; and the linoleic acid content can reach about 70%. Sunflower oil can lower serum cholesterol levels, triglyceride levels, and has the effect of lowering blood pressure. Moreover, sunflower oil is light and transparent and can retain the natural flavor of food when cooking. It also has a high smoke point, which can prevent the harm of oil fumes to the human body.