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Sunflower Oil

Neutral cooking oil pressed from sunflower seeds.

Sunflower Oil — illustrative ingredient image

About Sunflower Oil

Sunflower oil is a cooking oil pressed and usually refined from sunflower seeds. It is suitable for frying, sautéing, roasting, baking, marinades, and salad dressings, where a pourable oil with little competing flavour is useful. Refined oil is common in general cooking, while less refined versions are chosen for a more pronounced seed character.

It is generally neutral to mildly seed-like in flavour, with a smooth, oily mouthfeel. Most sunflower oil is pale yellow and clear, though colour and aroma can deepen in less refined or cold-pressed oils. Its cooking behaviour varies with the sunflower variety and processing, including the balance of fatty acids and the degree of refinement.

Sunflower oil is sold as a liquid in bottles or larger containers. It may be filtered, refined, cold-pressed, or blended, producing differences in colour, aroma, and suitability for particular uses. It remains liquid at ordinary room temperature, while chilling can make it cloudy or more viscous.

Ingredient type
oil

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Local names for sunflower oil

Names and romanised forms to recognise on menus and labels.

English

sunflower oil

English

cold pressed sunflower oil

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English

huile de tournesol oléique désodorisée

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English

huile de tournesol vierge

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English

Oil, industrial, mid-oleic, sunflower

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English

Oil, sunflower, high oleic (70% and over)

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Oil, sunflower, linoleic (less than 60%)

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Oil, sunflower, linoleic, (approx. 65%)

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English

Oil, sunflower, linoleic, (partially hydrogenated)

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Sunflower Oil nutrition & diet

Sunflower Oil nutritional value

Oil, sunflower

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the stated food form.

Calories
884.3kcal
Protein
0.0g
Carbs
0.0g
Fat
100.0g

Reference values apply to the named food form, not every preparation, variety or brand. © Food Standards Australia New Zealand. AFCD Release 3, food F006189. Available carbohydrate excludes sugar alcohols; energy converted from kJ to kcal (÷4.184). Australian data may not be appropriate for use in other countries. There are limitations associated with food composition databases. Food composition data used in the database or databases may represent an average of the nutrient content of a particular sample of foods and ingredients, determined at a particular time. The nutrient composition of foods and ingredients can vary substantially between batches and brands because of a number of factors, including changes in season, processing practices and ingredient source, and methods of calculation. Data licensed under the FSANZ Data User Licence Agreement, based on CC BY-SA 3.0 AU: https://www.foodstandards.gov.au/science-data/monitoringnutrients/afcd/datauserlicenceagreement.

Portions & preparation

Record the oil as the amount actually used or retained, not merely the amount poured into a pan. Refining, pressing, and high-heat cooking affect the product description, while frying can leave variable retention on food. Keep infused, blended, or flavored oils separate from plain sunflower oil.

Compare the right form: Match the reference to the exact sunflower oil form—refined, cold-pressed, high-oleic, blended, or infused—and the retained edible amount.

Diet considerations

Sunflower oil is plant-derived. Compatibility changes when it is blended with animal fats, flavored with dairy ingredients, or used in coated and fried foods containing cereal ingredients. The oil itself does not define the whole dish: cooking method, batter, breading, sauce, and portion determine the broader dietary pattern.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
    Not established
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Vegetarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Pescatarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Australian Food Composition Database, Release 3, 2025 — Oil, sunflower ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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