93 thousand tons of new crop sunflowers were tested in the Zaporozhye region Experts from the Black Sea Azov branch of the federal state budgetary institution "TsK APK" tested 93 thousand tons of sunflowers from the Zaporozhye region - this is part of 169 samples of the new harvest with a total volume of more than 140 thousand tons. The products were tested for the content of pesticides, toxic elements, mycotoxins, radionuclides, the presence of GMOs and harmful impurities, and the oil content and acid number of the oil were determined. "According to the results of the study, 85% of the samples meet the established standards. The average mass fraction of oil in terms of dry matter was about 50%. At the same time, deviations were detected in the content of weed and oilseed infections in 75 samples," the experts said. read more

93 thousand tons of new crop sunflowers were tested in the Zaporozhye region Experts from the Black Sea Azov branch of the federal state budgetary institution "TsK APK" tested 93 thousand tons of sunflowers from the Zaporozhye region - this is part of 169 samples of the new harvest with a total volume of more than 140 thousand tons. The products were tested for the content of pesticides, toxic elements, mycotoxins, radionuclides, the presence of GMOs and harmful impurities, and the oil content and acid number of the oil were determined. "According to the results of the study, 85% of the samples meet the established standards. The average mass fraction of oil in terms of dry matter was about 50%. At the same time, deviations were detected in the content of weed and oilseed infections in 75 samples," the experts said. read more