edible sunflower seed oil refinery system in cape town

   
edible sunflower seed oil refinery system in cape town
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
  • edible sunflower seed oil refinery system in cape town
  • What is sunflower used for in South Africa?
  • In South Africa sunflower is well adapted in both hot and dry climate. The seed can be consumed after the hull has been removed as a snack or used for production of different oils. Most of the seed produced is marketed locally to expressers, animal feed manufacturers and for seed.
  • What is sunflower seed used for?
  • Sunflower seed provides 40-50% of oil, which is mostly processed to cooking oil. The oil is used on a daily basis in households, restaurants and various food industries. Sunflower is the basic raw material for the preparation of margarine and spreads, used daily by millions of people. Some pet food also contains oilseed raw material.
  • Which companies crush sunflower seed in South Africa?
  • In South Africa, the main crushers of sunflower seed are Nola Industries, Epic and Epko. Pressing plants with relatively smaller crushing capacity in the country are Sealake Industries, Elangeni Oil & cake Mills and Capital Oil Mills.
  • Does South Africa export sunflower seed?
  • On average South Africa¡¯s sunflower seed exports to the world have increased by 5% in value terms and by 17% in volume terms between 2016 and 2020. During 2020, South Africa exported sunflower seed mainly to Zimbabwe, Kenya and Pakistan.