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INSHELL SUNFLOWER SEED


Quality Specs
Sizes Available:20’s – Over 20/64 RHS thru 22/64 RHS
Sizes Available:22’s – Over 22/64 RHS
Sizing Specification:Under 10% through lower size RHS
Purity:0.997
Insect Damage :2.0% Maximum
Moisture:10.0% Maximum

Red River Commodities has built a reputation for offering some of the best quality inshell sunflower in the world. We have selected and developed exceptional hybrid confection sunflower to meet our customer’s needs. We are committed and heavily involved in discovering and implementing new cleaning techniques and methods for the sunflower industry. The healthy advantages of sunflower combined with its mild good taste, make it easy to understand the rapid popularity of sunflower as a snack through out the world.


Nutrient Specs*
Nutrients (Per 100 grams)
Calories: 570 Total Carbohydrates: 18g Calcium: 98mg
Total Fat: 50g Dietary Fiber: 10g Iron: 5mg
Saturated: 6g Sugars: 3g Vitamin E: 49.9mg
Polyunsaturated: 31g Protein: 26g Magnesium: 362mg
Monounsaturated: 13g Vitamin A: <10IU Zinc: 5.2mg
Cholesterol: 0mg Vitamin C: <0.5mg Copper: 1.6mg
Sodium: <5mg
*Applies to both the edible portion of in-shell and kernel sunflower

Microbiological Standards
Standard Plate Count:500M CFU/g max
Staphylococcus:10CFU/g max
Coliform:100 CFU/g max
E. Coli:<10.0 CFU/g
Yeast:5M CFU/g max
Mold:5M CFU/g max
Salmonella:Negative/25 g
Aflatoxin:Negative/25 g
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