name: Sunflower

flavor_db_name_variants: sunflower

source: foodb

status: draft

food_db_id: Sunflower

id: 86

name_scientific: Helianthus annuus

description: Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) is an annual plant native to the Americas. It possesses a large inflorescence (flowering head), and its name is derived from the flower's shape and image, which is often used to depict the sun. The plant has a rough, hairy stem, broad, coarsely toothed, rough leaves and circular heads of flowers. The heads consist of many individual flowers which mature into seeds, often in the hundreds, on a receptacle base. From the Americas, sunflower seeds were brought to Europe in the 16th century, where, along with sunflower oil, they became a widespread cooking ingredient. Leaves of the sunflower can be used as cattle feed, while the stems contain a fibre which may be used in paper production.

itis_id: 36616

wikipedia_id: Sunflower

picture_file_name: 86.jpg

picture_content_type: image/jpeg

picture_file_size: 111070

picture_updated_at: 2012-04-20T09:41:21.000Z

legacy_id: 92

food_group: Herbs and Spices

food_subgroup: Oilseed crops

food_type: Type 1

created_at: 2011-02-09T00:37:19.000Z

updated_at: 2019-05-14T18:04:16.000Z

creator_id: null

updater_id: null

export_to_afcdb: false

category: specific

ncbi_taxonomy_id: 4232

export_to_foodb: true

public_id: FOOD00086