Confectionary sunflower seed

Algosur focuses its efforts on consolidating white-pipe sunflower production in the national territory as well as implementing a strict quality philosophy to offer the market not only what it demands but also with the necessary traceability to guarantee everyone’s food safety. completed with the requirements demanded in the BRC and IFS quality systems. The project, not only implantation but also research, is characterized by the search for varieties of white-pipe sunflower that best adapt to the conditions of our area, a Edible sunflower that meets the highest demands of processors and consumers: production, sizes, traceability, certifications…

Helianthus annuus, as it is scientifically known, means “flower that rotates with the sun” in Greek. It is a plant of North American origin and its cultivation dates back to the pre-Columbian era, having found archaeological evidence that reveals that its cultivation began in Arizona and New Mexico more than 5,000 years ago.

Native Americans used the sunflower for various purposes. They ate the whole seeds, prepared flour with which they later cooked some cakes, and even used the natural pigments of this plant to prepare dyes for clothing or the body.

The introduction into Europe was probably made from Mexico by the first Spanish colonists (shortly after the discovery of America). From Spain it spread throughout Europe, being used in those times as an ornamental plant in royal gardens.

Sunflower oil production began in 1830 in Russia and it was in this country that the black-skinned, high-fat varieties were developed during the 1940s and 1950s.

In the 1960s, the black-skinned sunflower arrived in Western Europe and the United States from Russia, beginning the rapid development of industrial sunflower in the Western world.