How to tell real flaxseed oil from fake? Learn the correct way to eat it and who should avoid it

Flaxseed oil has high nutritional value and broad prospects. But there are some unscrupulous traders on the market who pass off inferior goods as good ones for profit, so how do you tell real from fake? Once you buy good flaxseed oil, how is it best eaten? Who should not eat it? Let's find out together below.

1. How to tell real flaxseed oil from fake

1. Taste: cold-pressed flaxseed oil tastes “raw oil”, while refined flaxseed oil tastes “fishy”;

2. Color: A. Light yellow like salad oil (actually: flaxseed salad oil); B. Light red and attractive in appearance, with no raw oil taste; this kind of oil is incompletely refined and decolorized (actually: substandard flaxseed salad oil). In these two kinds of flaxseed oil, the linolenic acid has already gone through high temperature and a series of chemical reactions, so the linolenic acid has no activity, its absorption and conversion effect is poor, and the dietary therapy effect is not obvious. This kind of flaxseed oil can only serve as a seasoning for three meals a day and cannot supplement nutrition! C. Golden yellow; this oil is cold-pressed pure flaxseed oil and is rich in nutrients.

3. Whether there is cotton-like material after freezing: inferior flaxseed oil has no cotton-like material after freezing. Because it has undergone chemical high-temperature treatment, the natural substances have been removed, and part of the harmful chemical agents remain (many heavily promoted flaxseed oils are of this type). High-quality oil has cotton-like material after freezing. One thing to note is that real cold-pressed flaxseed oil has no solid material after freezing. If there is solid material, it shows that it is not a real cold-pressing process. Everyone must remember that dewaxing itself is a process harmful to health; it not only reduces nutrition but also introduces heavy metals and chemical residues, causing harm to the body.

2. How is flaxseed oil best eaten

1. Low-temperature cooking: use it alone or blend it with everyday cooking oil for cooking; healthier and more delicious.

2. Seasoning for fine soups: add flaxseed oil to cooked porridge or soup to improve color and freshness.

3. Cleverly dressing cold dishes: use flaxseed oil to dress cold dishes and salads; the deliciousness is upgraded quickly.

4. Baked pastries: use flaxseed oil instead of ordinary cooking oil or cream to bake pastries; the fragrance is pleasant.

5. Mixed consumption: add flaxseed oil directly to yogurt and mix it in; a new nutritional trend.

6. Take directly: adults should consume 15-20ml per day, and children should reduce it as appropriate to 5-10ml, to eat your way to health.

7. Precautions

(1) Flaxseed oil has high nutritional value, but its smoke point is relatively low, and it smokes very easily when heated, so it is suitable for cold dishes;

(2) If flaxseed oil (a small amount) is blended with other vegetable oils (a larger amount), it can also be used for stir-frying, but when stir-frying, pay attention to controlling the oil temperature and do not let it get too high (it is recommended to use a hot pan with cold oil, or add the vegetables as soon as the oil moves at the bottom of the pan or ripples);

(3) Flaxseed oil is not suitable for frying.

3. Who should not eat flaxseed oil

1. Breast cancer survivors are not suitable for eating flaxseed

Because flaxseed is rich in plant estrogens, it can stimulate the breast tissue to develop again, and general breast cancer patients are treated by surgical removal; after eating flaxseed containing estrogen, it may cause the metastasis of cancer cells.

2. Women taking oral contraceptives are not suitable for eating flaxseed

Oral contraceptives themselves already contain rich estrogen. If a large amount of flaxseed is also taken during this period, it will cause an increase in estrogen and bring a greater burden and harm to the body.

3. People with BRCA2 gene defects are not suitable for eating flaxseed

Many women have certain gene defects, and their probability of developing breast cancer is itself much higher than that of ordinary people. If they eat flaxseed, the probability of developing cancer will be greatly increased. In addition, they should also avoid eating foods rich in plant hormones such as soybeans.