sunflower cooking oil of seeds in south africa

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Cooking oil processing machines which can process various oil seeds, including peanut, soybean, sunflower seed, palm, palm kernel, sesame, rapeseed, cotton seed, etc.,

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  • Why are sunflower seeds important in South Africa?
  • Sunflower seeds are also an important food source in South Africa ? the seeds are pressed and crushed for their oil, which is primarily used as cooking oil in many local households. The extraction process of oil from seed results in sunflower meal, or sunflower oilcake, which is a valuable by-product in the feed industry.
  • What is sunflower seed oil used for in South Africa?
  • In South Africa sunflower seed oil is mainly used for human consumption. It is used at home or in restaurants and fast food outlets for frying and it is also used by food manufacturers as an ingredient in many food products such as salad dressings, mayonnaise and margarine.
  • What is sunflower used for in South Africa?
  • In South Africa sunflower is well adapted in both hot and dry climate. The seed can be consumed after the hull has been removed as a snack or used for production of different oils. Most of the seed produced is marketed locally to expressers, animal feed manufacturers and for seed.
  • How much sunflower seed does South Africa produce?
  • A very small amount of South Africa’s sunflower seed are exported to neighbouring countries. The volumes of sunflower seed produced by South African farmers depends largely on the price of substitute crops such as maize. Over the past three years South Africa produced around 300 000 tons of sunflower seed oil (SAGIS, 2011).