They sound healthy, don't they? Sadly, they're often not. Their Omega 3 to Omega 6 ratios can be out-of-kilter by as much as 1000:1. But an even larger danger lies in how the oils are extracted. The method is often less about nature and nurture, and more about science, technology and highly toxic processes. While our body thrives on olive oil, coconut oil, and fats from meats, seed oils are often chemically extracted, bleached and deodorised in a way that just isn't fit for human consumption
Oil, sunflower
| Energy (kcal) | 899 |
| Energy (kJ) | 3696 |
| Water (g) | 0 |
| Starch (g) | 0 |
| Total sugars (g) | 0 |
| Glucose (g) | 0 |
| Galactose (g) | 0 |
| Fructose (g) | 0 |
| Sucrose (g) | 0 |
| Maltose (g) | 0 |
| Lactose (g) | 0 |
| Protein (g) | 0 |
| Protein (g)/100kcal | 0 |
| Protein % of calories | 0 |
| Carbohydrate (g) | 0 |
| Carbohydrate (g)/100kcal | 0 |
| Carb % of calories | 0 |
| Fat (g) | 99.9 |
| Fat (g)/100kcal | 11.1 |
| Fat % of calories | 100 |
| Satd FA /100g fd (g) | 12 |
| Omega 3 /100g | 0.1 |
| Omega 6 /100g | 63.2 |
| Mono FA /100g food (g) | 20.5 |
| Poly FA /100g food (g) | 63.3 |
| Trans FAs /100g food (g) | 0 |
| Sodium (mg) | 180 |
| Potassium (mg) | 240 |
| Calcium (mg) | 29 |
| Magnesium (mg) | 38 |
| Phosphorus (mg) | 240 |
| Iron (mg) | 1.1 |
| Copper (mg) | 0.1 |
| Zinc (mg) | 2.6 |
| Chloride (mg) | 410 |
| Manganese (mg) | 0.1 |
| Selenium (µg) | 51 |
| Iodine (µg) | 20 |
| Vitamin D (µg) | 0 |
| Vitamin E (mg) | N |
| Thiamin (mg) | 0.1 |
| Riboflavin (mg) | 0.1 |
| Niacin (mg) | 0.9 |
| Tryptophan/60 (mg) | 5 |
| Niacin equivalent (mg) | 5.9 |
| Vitamin B6 (mg) | N |
| Vitamin B12 (µg) | 9 |
| Folate (µg) | 18 |
| Pantothenate (mg) | 0.2 |
| Biotin (µg) | 2 |
| Vitamin C (mg) | 0 |
| Alcohol (g) | 0 |
| NSP (g) Non-starch polysaccharide | 0 |
| AOAC fibre (g) | 0 |
| Cholesterol (mg) | 0 |
| Retinol (µg) | 0 |
| Carotene (µg) | 0 |
| Retinol Equivalent (µg) | 0 |