When it comes to the beneficial properties of the oil, it is meant the presence in the oil of the same amount of nutrients, as it was contained in raw seeds. Seeds in raw form are enriched with nine minerals and ten vitamins . The mineral composition of the oil can not be preserved, but the vitamins remain in the same amount after the first cold pressing.
The composition of sunflower oil includes such components:
- vegetable fats, which are absorbed by the body much easier than animal fats;
- fatty acids, which are necessary for the body to properly build cells, for the healthy functioning of the circulatory and nervous system;
- vitamins D and A, which are responsible for the condition of the skin, bones, vision, healthy work of immunity;
- vitamin E, protecting the body from aging and from the onset of cancer.
Refined and unrefined oil
Choosing the oil for frying, or for dressing salads, we come across a choice: which sunflower oil is better - refined or unrefined? More useful is considered to be unrefined oil, because it retained all the valuable properties of sunflower seed. This oil is not recommended for frying, moreover, it becomes harmful to the body. Refined sunflower oil contains in its composition a lot less useful substances, but it is suitable for heat treatment of products.
Benefit from refined and unrefined oil
After refining, the oil is deprived of all its useful properties, so the harm of refined sunflower oil lies in the fact that, compared to unrefined, enriched vitamins, refined oil has no useful components. You should know which sunflower oil is more useful - refined or unrefined. Doctors advise to fill salads with unrefined oil , to get the maximum effect from the oil, and fry the food in refined oil.