Category
Oilseeds
Sunflower, rapeseed, soybean and flax for crush and food markets. Oils and meals are related entities under Plant-Based Ingredients.
Overview
Main Product Types
Browse the sub-categories inside this group to reach individual product specifications.
Processing Methods
Packaging Formats
Quality & Grades
Export Considerations
Relevant Routes
- Ukraine → Berlin (Germany) — Reefer RoadThe Berlin corridor links Ukrainian loading hubs with German retail DCs and wholesale markets via Poland, with onward connections to Hamburg, Hanover…
- Ukraine → Bucharest (Romania) — Reefer RoadThe Bucharest corridor runs through south-western Ukraine into Romania, serving Romanian retail and processing buyers and offering a southern gateway…
- Ukraine → Prague (Czechia) — Reefer RoadThe Prague corridor runs through western Ukraine and southern Poland into Czechia, serving Czech retail and wholesale buyers and offering access to Ba…
- Ukraine → Rotterdam (Netherlands) — Reefer RoadThe Rotterdam corridor is the longest standard road route in the network, crossing Poland and Germany to the North Sea coast for Benelux buyers and po…
Top Export Markets
Market Trends
Certifications
Popular Questions
- Are frozen vegetables less nutritious than fresh ones?Not straightforwardly, and the comparison depends almost entirely on what the fresh comparator is. Freezing itself preserves nutrients well. Once the…
- Are hemp seeds legal to import into the EU as food?Hulled hemp seed is an established food, but tetrahydrocannabinol levels and the novel food position of extracts both need checking for the destinatio…
- Are oats gluten free?Oats do not contain wheat gluten, but ordinary oats are usually contaminated with wheat, barley or rye. Only specially produced and tested oats can ca…
- Are sulphites allowed in organic dried fruit?The permitted uses of sulphur dioxide and sulphites in organic production are narrower than in conventional production. Organic processing may only us…
- Are wild mushrooms a novel food in the EU?Whole fruiting bodies of long-consumed species are not. Mycelium from fermentation, extracts and concentrated fractions can be, and the operator carri…
- BRCGS or IFS Food: which certification should a supplier hold?Both are GFSI-recognised, so for most buyers either is acceptable. The choice follows the customer base rather than the standard.
Related Knowledge
- Aflatoxin Management in Tree Nuts: Sorting, Sampling and What the Certificate Proves
- Allergen Management in Mixed Facilities: Nuts, Soy, Sesame and Gluten Under One Roof
- Aseptic Fruit Puree: The Process, the Specification and the Failure Modes
- Berry Grade Classification: How Frozen Berry Grades Are Actually Built
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Key Standards
Products in this category
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Rapeseed Meal
Rapeseed meal from Ukraine: protein and fibre, glucosinolates in double-low varieties, residual oil and the feed law framework…
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Sunflower Meal
Sunflower meal from Ukraine: protein grades from standard to HiPro, fibre, pellets versus loose meal, Salmonella and feed…
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Hulled and Natural Sesame Seed
Hulled and natural sesame seed processed and traded through Ukraine. What mechanical and chemical hulling each do to…
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Hulled Hemp Seed (Hemp Hearts)
Hulled hemp seed from Ukraine. Why the variety and THC documentation is the first thing to check, how…
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Soy Protein Isolate
Soy protein isolate for European formulators. What the 90 percent figure actually means and which nitrogen factor produced…
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Sunflower Seeds
Confectionery sunflower seeds and kernels from Ukraine. Calibre grading on the 64ths screen, why confectionery and oil-type seed…
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Soybean Meal
Soybean meal from Ukraine. Protein grades and the basis they are quoted on, urease and KOH solubility as…
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Rapeseed Oil
Rapeseed oil from Ukraine. Double-low varieties and the erucic acid limit, refined against cold-pressed specifications, the fatty acid…
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Refined Sunflower Oil
Refined sunflower oil from Ukraine. What RBDW actually means parameter by parameter, the difference between acid value and…