Safflower oil is pressed from the seeds of safflower, a thistle-like crop grown for both dye and oil. Refined safflower oil is among the palest and most neutral of the common cooking oils, which is why it is used in dressings and mayonnaise where colour and taste must stay clean. Like sunflower, it is sold in two compositions — standard (linoleic) and high-oleic — and the two behave differently in a fryer, so the type belongs on the specification.
| Type | Vegetable oil — refined, including high-oleic |
|---|---|
| Source | Seeds of safflower, Carthamus tinctorius. |
| Grades | Refined standard (linoleic) safflower oil; High-oleic safflower oil |
| Packaging | PET and glass bottles: 500 ml, 1 L, 2 L, 5 L (examples below) |
| Price | Quoted per inquiry |
Refined, bleached and deodorised; high in linoleic acid.
Character: Very pale, clear, almost tasteless.
From varieties bred for a high oleic acid content, more stable where the oil is heated for longer or reused.
Character: Pale and clear, neutral in taste.
High-oleic safflower is the type normally chosen when the oil will be heated for longer periods; standard safflower is more often used cold or in baking. Performance depends on type, refining and batch, so check the lot specification.
Smoke point is not published here as a single figure. It varies with refinement, free fatty acid content, filtration and how often an oil has been used, so the figure that matters is the one on the specification for the lot supplied.
Formats used in the trade for this product, as examples. They are not a statement of our stock:
The pack sizes, carton configuration and pallet pattern for an order are fixed at quotation, together with labelling for the destination market.
| Product name | Safflower Oil |
|---|---|
| Oil or fat type | Vegetable oil — refined, including high-oleic |
| Botanical or animal source | Seeds of safflower, Carthamus tinctorius. |
| Classification | Refined standard (linoleic) safflower oil; High-oleic safflower oil |
| Appearance and colour | Clear and very pale yellow. |
| Aroma | Neutral. |
| Flavour | Very mild; among the most neutral cooking oils. |
| Standard | CXS 210-1999 — Codex Alimentarius, Standard for Named Vegetable Oils — safflowerseed oil, including high-oleic safflowerseed oil |
| HS code (6-digit, HS 2022) | 1512.19 — Sunflower-seed or safflower oil and fractions, other than crude |
| Storage conditions | Cool, dry and dark; keep containers closed. |
| Net content per retail unit | Confirmed upon quotation |
| Units per export carton | Confirmed upon quotation |
| Cartons per pallet | Confirmed upon quotation |
| Estimated 20FT container loading | Confirmed upon quotation |
| Estimated 40FT container loading | Confirmed upon quotation |
| Minimum order quantity | Confirmed upon quotation |
| Shelf life | Confirmed upon quotation |
| Country of origin | Confirmed upon quotation |
| Food-grade and quality documentation | Confirmed upon quotation |
| Price and availability | Quoted per inquiry — no stock is implied by this listing |
HS note: Safflower oil shares heading 1512 with sunflower oil; crude is 1512.11.
The 6-digit HS subheading is internationally harmonised; confirm the full national tariff line with your customs broker. Container loading is calculated once carton dimensions, gross weights, the pallet pattern and the applicable payload limit are known — it is not estimated from the pack size alone.
Tell us the grade, the pack size, the quantity and the destination port, and we will confirm availability, packing and price.
Photographs show examples of retail and wholesale packaging in the trade, or the product itself. They are not photographs of our stock, and the brands shown are not ours.
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