MONITORING OF TECHNOLOGY AND CONSUMER HABITS OF SUNFLOWER OILS

Ulja i masti su od velike važnosti za ljudski organizam. Suncokret je biljka čijim se uzgojem i preradom dobije ulje visoke kvalitete i specifičnog sastava. Osnovni zadatak ovog rada je praćenje proizvodnje ulja kroz sve faze proizvodnje, kao i sama priprema koja odgovara svim parametrima proizvodnje koji zadovoljavaju njegovu upotrebu i plasiranje na tržište. Proizvedenom ulju određeni su parametri kakvoće: kiselinski stupanj ulja, kiselinski broj ulja i udio slobodnih masnih kiselina u ulju. Provedenom anketom između ispitanika u Požeško-slavonskoj županiji utvrđeno je da je većini ispitanika bitan okus i porijeklo, dok cijena ulja nije presudan faktor.Oil and fats are of great importance for the proper functioning of human organism. Sunflower is a plant which yields an oil of high quality and specific composition. The principal object of this paper was to follow the production of sunflower oil trough all phases, and the preparation needed to meet the parameters of production which satisfy the conditions of its use and placing on the market. In the sunflower oils the acidic number and the percentage of unesterified fatyy acids were measured.. Also, by conducting a survey among the populace of the Požega-Slavonia county, it was determined that the price of the oil was not the decisive factor, but the taste and origin of the afforementioned