Zucchini Fritters
Kabak mücveri turns grated zucchini, white cheese and dill into small, golden pan-fried fritters.
The Turkish pantry
Sunflower oil
Conventional and high-oleic sunflower oils have different fatty-acid profiles.
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Edible sunflower oil. The nutrition reference is the conventional high-linoleic type; high-oleic sunflower oil has a different fatty-acid profile.
Types & forms
Refined cooking oil
Check the producer’s stated cooking uses.
High-oleic sunflower oil
A distinct oil profile, not merely another bottle size.
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Flavor and suitable uses depend on the product.
What to look for when buying
- For frying, choose a food-grade sunflower oil labeled for that use.
- Check the type and avoid treating every sunflower oil as nutritionally identical.
Prepare & cook
- Follow the recipe’s oil depth and batch temperature.
- Keep water away from hot oil and do not fill a pan so high that food displaces oil over the rim.
Store it well
- Keep tightly closed in a cool dark cupboard.
- Follow the label’s use and storage directions after opening.
Substitutions depend on the dish
Another neutral frying oil
Choose one intended for frying; expect its composition to differ from this reference.
Nutrition
Oil, sunflower, linoleic, (approx. 65%) [1]
| Nutrient | Amount |
|---|---|
| Energy | 884 kcal |
| Protein | 0 g |
| Total fat | 100 g |
| Saturated fat | 10.3 g |
| Carbohydrate | 0 g |
| Dietary fiber | 0 g |
| Total sugars | 0 g |
| Sodium | 0 mg |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Calcium | 0 mg |
| Iron | 0 mg |
| Potassium | 0 mg |
| Vitamin D | 0 µg |
Linoleic sunflower oil, approximately 65% linoleic acid. High-oleic products have a different fatty-acid profile. Values are rounded for readability; “not reported” does not mean zero. A “<” value is below the source’s measurement limit.
Nutrition values come from the reference source named above. They are published reference values, not our own measurements. Actual products and cooking methods may change the values.
At the Turkish table
Our mücver uses sunflower oil for shallow frying. Oil depth is a pan instruction and does not multiply automatically with servings.
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