Almond oil (also known as sweet almond oil)
Cold pressed from sweet Australian grown almonds. This almond oil is unrefined, allowing it to retain all its natural golden colour, mild odour and nutritional benefits. Popular around the world for aromatherapy and massage, used primarily as a carrier oil. Contains levels of Vitamin E, B, and P. Almond oil has a clean flavour that pairs well with fish, asparagus and cream soups.
Unrefined cold pressed Extra Virgin Pumpkin Seed Oil(375ml)
The dark, green oil from pumpkin seeds has a light, nutty aroma and it's bursting with a lot of good-for-you nutrients.
Origin: Australia
Extraction method: Cold-pressed pumpkin seed oil from dried, lightly toasted pumpkin seeds. [The cold pressed extraction method yields a higher quality oil (more vitamins, minerals etc) compared to extraction methods that use chemicals or heat.]
Colour: The unique dicromatic colour, dark green (almost black)/red of pumpkin seed oil makes its a great decorating oil. Depth of colour is one way of distinguishing between a high quality pure pumpkin seed oil and one that has been diluted with a white oil.
Benefits:
pumpkin seed oil has significant benefits for skin health and skin care. With powerful antioxidants, and essential fatty acids, it appears that adding pumpkin seed oil to your skin care regimen will help you retain moisture, maintain normal cell structure, and keep your skin looking and feeling healthy. Throughout history pumpkin seed oil has been used for its many benefits, including male prostate disorders, kidney function, cholesterol balancing and skin health. In the kitchen, pumpkin seed oil's nutty flavour is used to enhance many salads. Its delicate nature and high nutrient content make it unsuitable as a hot frying oil however the aroma is enhance by adding it to hot dishes as a flavouring oil.
NUT FREE - Our pumpkin seed oil is free from any other nut products.
Fats & Oils
Vitamins / Minerals / Lipids contained:
Collectively known as lipids, the main functions of lipids are to: supply and transport fatty acids and vitamins, protect vital body organs, insulate warmth and regulate body temperature, assist growth and promote healthy blood, nerves, muscles and skin, transport and breakdown cholesterol, prolong digestion and enhance absorption and flavour, be a source and store of energy.
Common Uses: Pumpkin seed oil can be used as a healthy culinary oil or can be taken as a source of essential fatty acids with a dosage of 1-2 tablespoons per day. In the multicenter clinical trial noted above, patients received 1-2 capsules of a pumpkin seed extract per day for 12 weeks.