SUPPLYING ELEMENTS FOR DISCUSSION PAPER ON A PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE CODEX STANDARD FOR NAMED VEGETABLE OILS: SUNFLOWER SEED OILS (CODEX STAN 210-1999)

AGUIRREZÁBAL L.A.N; IZQUIERDO N.G; ECHARTE M.M; QUIROZ F.J

2011-06-01

2013-03-01

Produccion vegetal-Oleaginosos

The appearance of new sunflower hybrids on the market, along with the fact that the Argentine sunflower region -presently covering latitudes from 25 to 36°S approximately- has extended to warmer areas has resulted in the appearance of sunflower seed oils of authentic samples with a fatty acid composition beyond the ranges set up to the moment. Consequently, it becomes necessary to explore the fatty acid composition of the oil from different sunflower hybrids presently available on the market, grown in different areas of the country. The objective of this work was to perform a determination of the fatty acid composition of traditional sunflower hybrids grown in the northern area (latitude < 30°S) of the Argentine Republic with the aim of setting the abundance range of different fatty acids in the warmer areas of sunflower production. This information was used to propose an amend in the CODEX for the sunflower oil