High oleic sunflower seed oil is extracted from cultivated high oleic sunflower seeds.
Sunflower is one of the four major oil crops in the world. Sunflower seeds are rich in oleic acid and linoleic acid. They are a source of high-quality edible oil and an important raw material for processing snack foods.
Oleic acid is the main component of various lipids, which can prevent and reduce the deposition of cholesterol in the body and prevent arteriosclerosis. High-purity oleic acid has good stability, high safety, and no irritation to the skin. Therefore, it is widely used in medicine, cosmetics, bioengineering and other fields.
So what is oleic acid?
Oleic acid refers to the monounsaturated fatty acid - Omega-9 fatty acid. Oleic acid has only one unsaturated double bond, and its structure is relatively stable. It has a unique antioxidant function and is a healthy fatty acid.
Relevant studies have confirmed that oleic acid can not only increase the level of good cholesterol (high-density lipoprotein) in the human body, remove excessive triglycerides, but also effectively avoid bad cholesterol (low-density lipoprotein cholesterol ) to form lipid peroxides, reduce the presence of free radicals, stimulate the function of immune cells, thereby greatly reducing the incidence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
The study found that residents of the Mediterranean coast are accustomed to high-fat diets (fat intake accounts for 40% of the total calories), but the incidence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and cancer is lower and people generally live longer. Epidemiological surveys have found that this is related to their lifetime consumption. Oleic acid is closely related to cooking oil.
The high content of Omega-9 oleic acid has excellent thermal stability, which ensures that nutrients will not decompose at high temperatures. In addition, it has a high smoke point, which greatly reduces the generation of oil fume and oil stains, and ensures the health of the human respiratory tract.