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Sunflower
Safe
Sunflower seeds and oil are whole or minimally processed foods. Universally safe at typical intake.
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7,011 products
What it is
Refers generally to seeds or oil from Helianthus annuus; whole seeds eaten or pressed for cooking oil.
Edible seed/kernel; high-oleic varieties used as cooking oil; meal as livestock feed.
Why it's flagged
- sunflower allergy (rare); recognized as priority allergen in Canada
What regulators actually say
"Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, dried - reported in USDA FoodData Central as a whole food."
Regulatory status
United States — FDA
Whole food / GRAS sunflower oil; not a U.S. major allergen.
European Union — EFSA
Whole food; no additive regulation needed.
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