Sunflower oil

High school (ages 12+)
Food & Cooking

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/sunflower-oil

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the scientific name?Helianthus annuus
2. What is the primary fatty acids?Linoleic acid (polyunsaturated) and oleic acid (monounsaturated)
3. What is sunflower oil and where does it come from?Sunflower oil comes from the seeds of the sunflower plant, Helianthus annuus, which is native to the Americas. The seeds are pressed and refined to produce the clear oil.
4. How is sunflower oil made?Seeds are first dehulled and then pressed to extract crude oil. The crude oil is refined by degumming, neutralization, bleaching, and deodorization to remove impurities and give a stable, neutral-tasting oil.

Heliotropic: Describing plants that track the sun's movement across the sky.
Polyunsaturated Fat: Fats containing more than one double bond in their chemical structure, like linoleic acid.
Monounsaturated Fat: Fats containing only one double bond in their chemical structure, like oleic acid.
Antioxidant: A substance that protects cells from damage caused by unstable molecules called free radicals.