What is the market price per jin of flaxseed oil, its benefits and effects, and its producing areas
Flaxseed oil, also known as linseed oil, is an ancient edible oil. It is a fatty oil extracted from the seeds of the flax plant of the Linaceae family.So what is the approximate market price of flaxseed oil per jin? What benefits and effects does it have? What are its producing areas? From the Ningxia flax market we learned that pure flaxseed oil is flaxseed oil not mixed with any impurities, its output is not very high, and pure natural flaxseed oil is about 12 yuan per jin. Pure flaxseed oil has a slightly bitter taste, and its color is not as bright as the blended oil made industrially. Real flaxseed oil has a relatively full color. The quality of this oil is extremely high, and it contains EPA, which is very good for the human brain, so many pregnant women and women in confinement especially like it.
What benefits and effects does flaxseed oil have?
1. Flax seeds contain 6% to 10% flax gum. Flax gum is a pectin-like substance mainly composed of polysaccharides, containing 12% protein, about 17% pectic acid, starch, minerals, etc., and can be used as a food additive, cosmetic raw powder, pharmaceutical raw material, etc.
2. Every 100 grams of linseed oil contains the following nutrients: calories (900.00 kcal), fat (100.00 g), vitamin E (389.90 mg), calcium (3.00 mg), phosphorus (5.00 mg), sodium (0.60 mg), magnesium (1.00 mg), iron (0.20 mg), zinc (0.30 mg), copper (0.02 mg), manganese (0.03 mg).
What are the producing areas of flaxseed oil?
Because flax is only suitable for growing in cold regions, it is rarely well known to people in other places. In addition, flax has very low yield and oil extraction rate, so flax has never been widely popularized. Therefore, there are many incorrect names for flax. In places such as the southeast coast, people have never seen flax, nor flaxseed oil, so many people mistakenly call sesame oil flaxseed oil. Flax originated in the Mediterranean region and was introduced to the ethnic minority regions of northwest China during the Han Dynasty. Because of its unique habits, it cannot grow in tropical regions. Traditional flax in China is mainly distributed in areas around Dingxi City, Gansu Province [2], the Datong area in northern Shanxi, northern Hebei, Ningxia, Inner Mongolia, and other places.
Moreover, in recent years, with the progress of science and technology, the nutritional value and health functions of flax seeds have attracted the attention of scientists in many fields such as medicine, food, and agriculture. A large number of research results show that linseed oil is a high-quality edible oil, rich in α-linolenic acid and various unsaturated fatty acids, and can be directly converted into DHA and EPA in the human body. Linseed oil contains 48% linolenic acid, which is the highest among vegetable oils, and is an economical and practical “deep-sea fish oil”. As is well known, “fish oil” refers to EPA and DHA, which are formed in fish bodies from α-linolenic acid in the sea (mainly contained in seaweed). When people take α-linolenic acid (mainly contained in flaxseed oil), it will also synthesize EPA and DHA in the body. Therefore, eating linseed oil rich in a-linolenic acid can produce an effect similar to eating “fish oil”; it repairs and renews the unsaturated fatty acid chains of brain nerve cell membranes, and has effects such as benefiting the brain, promoting intelligence, lowering blood lipids, resisting platelet aggregation, dilating small arteries, and preventing thrombosis.