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NON-OILSEED SUNFLOWER SEED [1 record]

Record 1 2021-04-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Biology
  • Plant and Crop Production
  • Food Industries
CONT

Confectionery sunflower seeds are larger than oil varieties, normally black with white stripes and approximately five eighths of an inch long. The heavy hull accounts for 50% of the weight of the seed and is loosely fixed to the kernel inside.

OBS

non-oil sunflower seed; confectionery sunflower seed; confectionary sunflower seed; confection sunflower seed; non-oilseed sunflower seed: designations usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • non-oil sunflower seeds
  • confectionery sunflower seeds
  • confectionary sunflower seeds
  • confection sunflower seeds
  • non-oilseed sunflower seeds

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie végétale
  • Cultures (Agriculture)
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
CONT

Les graines de tournesol de confiserie sont utilisées dans les produits de boulangerie, mais également dans un certain nombre de produits de santé naturels et de collations santées, ainsi que pour la consommation directe sous forme de coque, décortiquée, crue ou cuit.

Spanish

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