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7132221 
Journal Article 
Composition of organic and conventionally produced sunflower seed oil 
Perretti, G; Finotti, E; Adamuccio, S; Della Sera, R; Montanari, L; , 
2004 
Yes 
Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society
ISSN: 0003-021X
EISSN: 1558-9331 
WILEY 
HOBOKEN 
1119-1123 
WOS:000226643000005 
The aim of the present study was to highlight the main differences between seed oils produced from conventionally cultivated crops and organically cultivated ones and processed using mild extraction procedures. The composition and the nutritional and health aspects of both types of sunflower seed oils were compared and were analytically tested to determine the macroscopic differences in proximate composition, the main differences in the minor components, the main quality parameters, the in vitro antioxidant activity, and the presence of trans-ethylene stereoisomers in FA. No significant trends were found in the oil samples for TAG and FA composition, but remarkable differences were found in the composition of minor components and in the main chemical and analytical quality properties. The organically grown samples had a higher total antioxidant activity compared with the conventional samples. Trans FA were found only in the conventional oils.