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Sunflower oil (linoleic)
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Sunflower oil (linoleic)

100% fat · 884 kcal

Per 100 g
884 kcal Energy
0 g Protein
0 g Carbs
100 g Fat
0 g Fibre
Gluten-free Year round · stored for winter

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What it is for

They carry aroma. Most smell molecules dissolve in fat rather than water, which is why you bloom spices in oil. They also conduct heat, shorten gluten and soften texture.

Where it catches you out

Every fat has its own smoke point. Butter burns at 150 °C, extra virgin olive oil holds to 190 — choose the fat for the job, not the bottle.

The knack

Distinguish high-oleic from conventional linoleic sunflower oils; this profile uses the database’s approximately 65% linoleic type.

Storage and health

How to keep it, and who it suits.

Keeping it

Keep the unopened dark bottle in a cool, dark place for 1 year; after opening, use within 3 months.

Gluten-free

Pure sunflower oil is naturally gluten-free.

Glycaemic index

This ingredient carries no meaningful carbohydrate, so it has no glycaemic index. On its own it will not move blood sugar; what you eat alongside it decides that.