GB/T 10464-2026Sunflowerseed oil (English PDF)

Foreword

This document was issued on 28 January 2026 by the State Administration for Market Regulation and the Standardization Administration of the People's Republic of China, and has been in force since 1 August 2026.

It replaces GB/T 10464-2017, Sunflowerseed oil.

Classification: ICS 67.200.10, CCS X 14.

1 Scope

This document defines the terms and definitions of sunflowerseed oil, specifies its classification, relative density and fatty acid composition, quality requirements, inspection rules, labelling, packaging, storage, transportation and sale, and describes the corresponding inspection methods.

This document applies to crude sunflowerseed oil and to the finished product of sunflowerseed oil. The quality indexes for crude sunflowerseed oil apply only to the trade of crude sunflowerseed oil.

2 Normative references

The contents of the following documents constitute indispensable provisions of this document through the normative references in the text. For dated references, only the edition with the specified date applies; for undated references, the latest edition, including all amendments, applies.

GB/T 191 Graphical symbols marking for handling and storage of packages; GB/T 5009.37 Method for analysis of hygienic standard of edible oils; GB 5009.168 National food safety standard - Determination of fatty acid in foods; GB 5009.227 National food safety standard - Determination of peroxide value in foods; GB 5009.229 National food safety standard - Determination of acid value in foods.

GB 5009.236 National food safety standard - Animal and vegetable fats and oils - Determination of moisture and volatile matter; GB 5009.262 National food safety standard - Determination of solvent residual quantity in foods; GB/T 5524 Animal and vegetable fats and oils - Sampling; GB/T 5525 Vegetable fats and oils - Method for identification of transparency, odor and taste; GB/T 5526 Animal and vegetable fats and oils - Determination of relative density.

GB/T 5531 Inspection of grain and oils - Heating test of vegetable fats and oils; GB/T 5533 Inspection of grain and oils - Determination of soap content in vegetable oils; GB/T 15688 Animal and vegetable fats and oils - Determination of insoluble impurities content; GB/T 17374 Sales package of edible vegetable oils; GB/T 20795 Determination of smoking point for vegetable fats and oils; GB/T 30354 Criterion for bulk transportation of edible vegetable oils; GB/T 35877 Inspection of grain and oils - Cold test of animal and vegetable fats and oils.

3 Terms and definitions

For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.

3.1 sunflowerseed oil: an oil product made from sunflower seeds.

3.1.1 high linoleic acid sunflowerseed oil: sunflowerseed oil (3.1) with an oleic acid content of less than 75 % of the total fatty acids.

3.1.2 high oleic acid sunflowerseed oil: sunflowerseed oil (3.1) with an oleic acid content of 75 % or more of the total fatty acids.

3.2 crude sunflowerseed oil: an oil product made from sunflowerseed as the raw material, which is not directly suitable for human consumption. Note: also known as sunflowerseed crude oil.

3.3 finished product of sunflowerseed oil: an oil product obtained from crude sunflowerseed oil (3.2) processed for human consumption.

3.3.1 pressing sunflowerseed oil: finished product of sunflowerseed oil refined from crude sunflowerseed oil (3.2) produced from sunflowerseed by mechanical pressing.

3.3.1.1 sunflowerseed kernel oil: finished product of sunflowerseed oil produced by pressing after the roasting, steaming and frying of sunflower kernels that have been shelled, peeled and colour-sorted.

3.3.2 solvent extraction sunflowerseed oil: finished product of sunflowerseed oil refined from crude sunflowerseed oil (3.2) produced from sunflowerseed blank or press cake, using the property of solvents to dissolve oils.

4 Classification

4.1 According to the degree of processing, sunflowerseed oil is classified into crude sunflowerseed oil and finished product of sunflowerseed oil.

4.2 According to the composition of its main fatty acids, sunflowerseed oil is classified into high linoleic acid sunflowerseed oil and high oleic acid sunflowerseed oil.

4.3 According to the processing technology, sunflowerseed oil is classified into pressing sunflowerseed oil and solvent extraction sunflowerseed oil.

5 Relative density and fatty acid composition

The relative density and the fatty acid composition of sunflowerseed oil are given in Table 1. These compositions and parameters represent the basic characteristics of sunflowerseed oil and are for reference only when used for authenticity identification.