Assize Index

Cooking oils

Sunflower oil

PlantRefined

Saturated(g/100g)

Primary · 8.99 g/100g

USDA FoodData Central, Oil, sunflower (2021)

Monounsaturated(g/100g · ≈ omega-9)

Primary · 63.4 g/100g

USDA FoodData Central, Oil, sunflower (2021)

Polyunsaturated(g/100g)

Primary · 20.7 g/100g

USDA FoodData Central, Oil, sunflower (2021)

Omega-6(g/100g)

Primary · 20.5 g/100g

USDA FoodData Central, Oil, sunflower (2021)

Omega-3(g/100g)

Primary · 0.16 g/100g

USDA FoodData Central, Oil, sunflower (2021)

Trans fat(g/100g)

Sample-weighted mean of 2 surveys, 12 samples (2022)

Polyphenols(mg GAE/100g · total phenolics)

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Refined oils are not scored on polyphenols yet: refining removes most of them, and refined oils have not had a full search.

Smoke point(°F)

Primary · 487–493°F

Guillaume et al., Evaluation of Chemical and Physical Changes in Different Commercial Oils during Heating (2018)

An empty cell means we do not yet have a method-cited source. Rank 1 wins the published rule; it is not medical advice.